yinééh
Navajo
    
    Etymology 1
    
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).
Conjugation
    
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with some irregularities.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishnééh | yiiʼnééh | deiiʼnééh | 
| 2nd person | ninééh | wohnééh | daahnééh | 
| 3rd person | yinééh | daanééh | |
| 4th person | jinééh | dajinééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdzaa | yiidzaa | deiidzaa | 
| 2nd person | yinidzaa | woohdzaa | daoohdzaa | 
| 3rd person | yidzaa | daadzaa | |
| 4th person | dzidzaa | dadzidzaa | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshnííł | diiʼnííł | dadiiʼnííł | 
| 2nd person | díínííł | doohnííł | dadoohnííł | 
| 3rd person | doonííł | dadoonííł | |
| 4th person | jidoonííł | dazhdoonííł | |
Verbal stems
    
- ITERATIVE: -tʼįįh
- OPTATIVE: -neʼ
See also
    
Etymology 2
    
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to migrate”).
Conjugation
    
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishnééh | yiiʼnééh | deiiʼnééh | 
| 2nd person | ninééh | wohnééh | daahnééh | 
| 3rd person | yinééh | — | |
| 4th person | jinééh | dajinééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíná | yiiʼná | dasiiʼná | 
| 2nd person | yíníná | wooná | dasooná | 
| 3rd person | — | — | |
| 4th person | jííná | dajizná | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshnééł | diiʼnééł | dadiiʼnééł | 
| 2nd person | díínééł | doohnééł | dadoohnééł | 
| 3rd person | — | — | |
| 4th person | jidoonééł | dazhdoonééł | |
Verbal stems
    
- ITERATIVE: -ʼnééh
- OPTATIVE: -nééł
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