yiłbéézh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -béézh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -BÉÉZH, “to boil”).
Verb
yiłbéézh (transitive)
- he/she is boiling it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishbéézh | yiilbéézh | deiilbéézh |
| 2nd person | niłbéézh | wołbéézh | daałbéézh |
| 3rd person | yiłbéézh | deiłbéézh | |
| 4th person | jiłbéézh | dajiłbéézh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shéłbéézh | shiilbéézh | dashiilbéézh |
| 2nd person | shíníłbéézh | shoołbéézh | dashoołbéézh |
| 3rd person | yishbéézh | deishbéézh | |
| 4th person | jishbéézh | dajishbéézh | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshbish | diilbish | dadiilbish |
| 2nd person | dííłbish | doołbish | dadoołbish |
| 3rd person | yidoołbish | deidoołbish | |
| 4th person | jidoołbish | dazhdoołbish | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -béézh
- PERFECTIVE: -béézh
- FUTURE: -bish
- ITERATIVE: -bish
- OPTATIVE: -béézh
Related terms
- yibéézh (“it boils”, intransitive)
- yilbéézh (“it is being boiled”, passive-agentive)