yitʼį́

Etymology 1

y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, mediopassive) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to look”).

Verb

yitʼį́

  1. he/she/it is visible
  2. he/she/it is seen

Usage notes

This is a neuter, irregular verb. As such, it is only conjugated in one mode, which seems to be a combination of imperfective, perfective, and progressive forms.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), with some irregularities.

PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtʼį́ yiitʼį́ deiitʼį́
2nd person yínítʼį́ wohtʼį́ daahtʼį́
3rd person yitʼį́ daatʼį́
4th person jootʼį́ dajootʼį́

See also

Etymology 2

y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make”).

Verb

yitʼį́

  1. he/she/it is faring, getting along, is doing (good or bad), is involved in

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtʼį́ yiitʼį́ deiitʼį́
2nd person nitʼį́ wohtʼį́ daahtʼį́
3rd person yitʼį́ daatʼį́
4th person jitʼį́ dajitʼį́
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yítʼįįd yiitʼįįd deiitʼįįd
2nd person yínítʼįįd wootʼįįd daootʼįįd
3rd person yítʼįįd dáátʼįįd
4th person jíítʼįįd dajíítʼįįd

Etymology 3

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to be wealthy”).

Verb

yitʼį́

  1. he/she is wealthy in it

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtʼį́ yiitʼį́ deiitʼį́
2nd person nitʼį́ wohtʼį́ daahtʼį́
3rd person yitʼį́ deitʼį́
4th person jitʼį́ dajitʼį́
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