Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb edit

yitłíísh

  1. he/she is falling

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtłíísh yiitłíísh deiitłíísh
2nd person nitłíísh wohtłíísh daahtłíísh
3rd person yitłíísh daatłíísh
4th person jitłíísh dajitłíísh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yítłizh yiitłizh dashiitłizh
2nd person yínítłizh wootłizh dashootłizh
3rd person yítłizh daazhtłizh
4th person jíítłizh dajizhtłizh

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tłíísh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tłizh
  • FUTURE: -tłish
  • ITERATIVE: -tłish
  • OPTATIVE: -tłíísh