yénálniih
Navajo
Etymology
b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -é- (“about” ) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -niih (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know about”).
Verb
yénálniih
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bénáshniih | bénéiilniih | béédeiilniih |
| 2nd person | béénílniih | bénáłniih | béédaałniih |
| 3rd person | yénálniih | yéédaalniih | |
| 4th person | bééjílniih | béédajilniih | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bénááshniiʼ | bénéiilniiʼ | béédeiilniiʼ |
| 2nd person | béénílniiʼ | bénááłniiʼ | béédaałniiʼ |
| 3rd person | yénáálniiʼ | yéédaalniiʼ | |
| 4th person | bééjoolniiʼ | béédajoolniiʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | béédeeshnih | béédiilnih | béédadiilnih |
| 2nd person | béédíílnih | béédoołnih | béédadoołnih |
| 3rd person | yéédoolnih | yéédadoolnih | |
| 4th person | béézhdoolnih | béédazhdoolnih | |
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