Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłʼin (conclusive imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIN, “to pile”).

Verb edit

yitłʼin

  1. he/she is stacking it/them, piling it/them up

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtłʼin yiitłʼin deiitłʼin
2nd person nitłʼin wohtłʼin daahtłʼin
3rd person yitłʼin deitłʼin
4th person jitłʼin dajitłʼin
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person sétłʼin siitłʼin dasiitłʼin
2nd person sínítłʼin sootłʼin dasootłʼin
3rd person yiztłʼin deiztłʼin
4th person jiztłʼin dajiztłʼin
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshtłʼį́į́ł diitłʼį́į́ł dadiitłʼį́į́ł
2nd person díítłʼį́į́ł doohtłʼį́į́ł dadoohtłʼį́į́ł
3rd person yidootłʼį́į́ł deidootłʼį́į́ł
4th person jidootłʼį́į́ł dazhdootłʼį́į́ł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼin
  • PERFECTIVE: -tłʼin
  • FUTURE: -tłʼį́į́ł