iiłtʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishtʼééh | iiltʼééh | adeiiltʼééh |
| 2nd person | aniłtʼééh | oołtʼééh | adaałtʼééh |
| 3rd person | iiłtʼééh | adeiłtʼééh | |
| 4th person | ajiłtʼééh | adajiłtʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłtʼiʼ | iiltʼiʼ | adasiiltʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníłtʼiʼ | oołtʼiʼ | adasoołtʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | ayííłtʼiʼ | adeistʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | ajííłtʼiʼ | adajistʼiʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshtʼih | adiiltʼih | adadiiltʼih |
| 2nd person | adííłtʼih | adoołtʼih | adadoołtʼih |
| 3rd person | iidoołtʼih | adeidoołtʼih | |
| 4th person | azhdoołtʼih | adazhdoołtʼih | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼih
- OPTATIVE: -tʼééh
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