yiyiiłtsóód

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsóód (transitional imperfective stem of root -TSOOD, “to grab”).

Verb

yiyiiłtsóód

1. he/she is grabbing it, grasping it, seizing it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiistsóód	yiiltsóód	deiiltsóód
2nd person	yiiłtsóód	woołtsóód	daoołtsóód
3rd person	yiyiiłtsóód		dayiiłtsóód
4th person	jiiłtsóód		dajiiłtsóód

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiiłtsood	yiiltsood	deiiltsood
2nd person	yiniłtsood	woołtsood	daoołtsood
3rd person	yiyiiłtsood		dayiiłtsood
4th person	jiiłtsood		dajiiłtsood

Note: Future tense drops the yi- prefix.