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yitʼį́
yitʼį́
Navajo
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
| PROGRESSIVE | 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
yi- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tʼį́ (imperfective verb stem)
Verb
yitʼį́
- he/she/it is faring, getting along, is involved in
Conjugation
| 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) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tʼį́ (imperfective verb stem)
Verb
yitʼį́
- he/she is wealthy in it
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼį́ | yiitʼį́ | deiitʼį́ |
| 2nd person | nitʼį́ | wohtʼį́ | daahtʼį́ |
| 3rd person | yitʼį́ | deitʼį́ | |
| 4th person | jitʼį́ | dajitʼį́ | |