yiłmáás

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).

Verb[edit]

yiłmáás

  1. he/she rolls it, is rolling it
    Jooł hashtłʼish biih yíłmáázI rolled the ball into the mud.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yismáás yiilmáás deiilmáás
2nd person niłmáás wołmáás daałmáás
3rd person yiłmáás deiłmáás
4th person jiłmáás dajiłmáás
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłmááz yiilmááz dasiilmááz
2nd person yíníłmááz woołmááz dasoołmááz
3rd person yiyííłmááz deismááz
4th person jííłmááz dajismááz

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -máás
  • PERFECTIVE: -mááz
  • FUTURE: -mas
  • ITERATIVE: -mas
  • OPTATIVE: -máás