yilyé
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive) + -yé (imperfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender stiff object, the words of a language”).
Verb
yilyé
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishyé | yiilyé | deiilyé |
| 2nd person | nilyé | wołyé | daałyé |
| 3rd person | yilyé | deilyé | |
| 4th person | jilyé | dajilyé | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishyá | yiilyá | deiilyá |
| 2nd person | yínílyá | woołyá | daoołyá |
| 3rd person | yoolyá | dayoolyá | |
| 4th person | joolyá | dajoolyá | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshyééł | diilyééł | dadiilyééł |
| 2nd person | díílyééł | doołyééł | dadoołyééł |
| 3rd person | yidoolyééł | deidoolyééł | |
| 4th person | jidoolyééł | dazhdoolyééł | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -dlééh
- OPTATIVE: -yaʼ