yilʼaah
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive) + -ʼaah (imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send, to order”).
Verb
yilʼaah
- (with áchʼįʼ ) he/she is bringing it on himself/herself, incurring it, incurring his/her/their actions
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼaah | yiilʼaah | deiilʼaah |
| 2nd person | nilʼaah | wołʼaah | daałʼaah |
| 3rd person | yilʼaah | deilʼaah | |
| 4th person | jilʼaah | dajilʼaah | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼaad | yiilʼaad | deiilʼaad |
| 2nd person | yínílʼaad | woołʼaad | daoołʼaad |
| 3rd person | yoolʼaad | dayoolʼaad | |
| 4th person | joolʼaad | dajoolʼaad | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshʼaał | diilʼaał | dadiilʼaał |
| 2nd person | díílʼaał | doołʼaał | dadoołʼaał |
| 3rd person | yidoolʼaał | deidoolʼaał | |
| 4th person | jidoolʼaał | dazhdoolʼaał | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -ʼaah
- OPTATIVE: -ʼaał