yímáás
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
Verb
yímáás
- he/she/it comes, arrives rolling to a place
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nismáás | niiʼmáás | daniiʼmáás |
| 2nd person | nímáás | nohmáás | danohmáás |
| 3rd person | yímáás | deímáás | |
| 4th person | jímáás | dajímáás | |