See also: yítłish

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłish (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb edit

yitłish

  1. he/she is in the process of falling, is moving along through the air

Usage notes edit

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtłish yiitłish deíníitłíísh
2nd person yítłish wohtłish deínóhtłíísh
3rd person yitłish deítłíísh
4th person jootłish dajítłíísh

Related terms edit