yólgę́ę́zh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -l- (classifier)-gę́ę́zh (neuter imperfective stem of root -GĘ́Ę́ZH, “to stare”).

Verb[edit]

yólgę́ę́zh

  1. he/she is staring at it

Usage notes[edit]

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíníshgę́ę́zh yíníilgę́ę́zh deíníilgę́ę́zh
2nd person yínílgę́ę́zh yínółgę́ę́zh deínółgę́ę́zh
3rd person yólgę́ę́zh dayólgę́ę́zh
4th person jólgę́ę́zh dajólgę́ę́zh