yitsʼííd

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼííd (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSʼÍÍD, “to be nice”).

Verb

yitsʼííd

1. he/she is good-natured, friendly

Usage notes

This verb is mostly or only used in a negative context.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yistsʼííd	yiitsʼííd	deiitsʼííd
2nd person	nitsʼííd	wohtsʼííd	daahtsʼííd
3rd person	yitsʼííd		daatsʼííd
4th person	jitsʼííd		dajitsʼííd

Related terms

• tsʼíí