yitsid
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TSEED, “to pound, to kill plural objects”).
Verb
yitsid
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yistsid | yiitsid | deiitsid |
| 2nd person | nitsid | wohtsid | daahtsid |
| 3rd person | yitsid | deitsid | |
| 4th person | jitsid | dajitsid | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítseed | yiitseed | deiitseed |
| 2nd person | yínítseed | wootseed | daootseed |
| 3rd person | yiyíítseed | dayíítseed | |
| 4th person | jíítseed | dajíítseed | |