yitʼį́
Navajo
Etymology 1
y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, mediopassive) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to look”).
Verb
yitʼį́
Usage notes
This is a neuter, irregular verb. As such, it is only conjugated in one mode, which seems to be a combination of imperfective, perfective, and progressive forms.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), with some irregularities.
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼį́ | yiitʼį́ | deiitʼį́ |
| 2nd person | yínítʼį́ | wohtʼį́ | daahtʼį́ |
| 3rd person | yitʼį́ | daatʼį́ | |
| 4th person | jootʼį́ | dajootʼį́ | |
See also
Etymology 2
y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make”).
Verb
yitʼį́
- he/she/it is faring, getting along, is doing (good or bad), is involved in
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼį́ | yiitʼį́ | deiitʼį́ |
| 2nd person | nitʼį́ | wohtʼį́ | daahtʼį́ |
| 3rd person | yitʼį́ | daatʼį́ | |
| 4th person | jitʼį́ | dajitʼį́ | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítʼįįd | yiitʼįįd | deiitʼįįd |
| 2nd person | yínítʼįįd | wootʼįįd | daootʼįįd |
| 3rd person | yítʼįįd | dáátʼįįd | |
| 4th person | jíítʼįįd | dajíítʼįįd | |
Etymology 3
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to be wealthy”).
Verb
yitʼį́
- he/she is wealthy in it
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼį́ | yiitʼį́ | deiitʼį́ |
| 2nd person | nitʼį́ | wohtʼį́ | daahtʼį́ |
| 3rd person | yitʼį́ | deitʼį́ | |
| 4th person | jitʼį́ | dajitʼį́ | |
Related terms
- yitʼįįh (corresponding active verb)