yinaalnish

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic)-nish (continuative imperfective stem of root -NISH, “to work”).

Verb[edit]

yinaalnish

  1. he/she is working on it

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person binaashnish bineiilnish bindeiilnish
2nd person binanilnish binaołnish bindaołnish
3rd person yinaalnish yindaalnish
4th person binjilnish bindajilnish
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person binishishnish binishiilnish bindashiilnish
2nd person binishínílnish binishoołnish bindashoołnish
3rd person yinaashnish yindaashnish
4th person binjishnish bindajishnish
Future singular duoplural plural
1st person bindeeshnish bindiilnish bindadiilnish
2nd person bindíílnish bindoołnish bindadoołnish
3rd person yindoolnish yindadoolnish
4th person binizhdoolnish bindazhdoolnish

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -nish
  • PERFECTIVE: -nish
  • FUTURE: -nish
  • ITERATIVE: -nish
  • OPTATIVE: -nish

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