yileeh

See also: yilééh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).

Verb

yileeh

1. he/she is becoming

   Áłah daaleeh.

   They meet, they congregate, they gather (lit. they become together).

   Áłah aleeh.

   There are meetings, a convention takes place (lit. unspecified persons gather).

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si)

The si-Perfective seems to be a characteristic of the root more than an aspectual distinction.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishłeeh	yiidleeh	deiidleeh
2nd person	nileeh	wohłeeh	daahłeeh
3rd person	yileeh		daaleeh
4th person	jileeh		dajileeh
Other forms
Unspecified person	Spatial person	Passive A	Passive B
aleeh	haleeh	—	—

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	sélį́į́ʼ	siidlį́į́ʼ	dasiidlį́į́ʼ
2nd person	sínílį́į́ʼ	soolį́į́ʼ	dasoolį́į́ʼ
3rd person	silį́į́ʼ		daazlį́į́ʼ
4th person	jizlį́į́ʼ		dajizlį́į́ʼ
Other forms
Unspecified person	Spatial person	Passive A	Passive B
azlį́į́ʼ	hazlį́į́ʼ	—	—

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshłeeł	diidleeł	dadiidleeł
2nd person	dííleeł	doohłeeł	dadoohłeeł
3rd person	dooleeł		dadooleeł
4th person	jidooleeł		dazhdooleeł

ITERATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	náshdleeh	néiidleeh	nídeiidleeh
2nd person	nánídleeh	náhdleeh	nídaahdleeh
3rd person	nádleeh		nídaadleeh
4th person	ńjídleeh		ńdajidleeh

OPTATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	wóshłeʼ	wooleʼ	daooleʼ
2nd person	wóóleʼ	woohłeʼ	daoohłeʼ
3rd person	wóleʼ		daóleʼ
4th person	jóleʼ		dajóleʼ

See also

• dooleeł