yitsʼǫǫs
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tsʼǫǫs (durative imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to kiss”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yistsʼǫǫs | yiitsʼǫǫs | deiitsʼǫǫs |
| 2nd person | nitsʼǫǫs | wohtsʼǫǫs | daahtsʼǫǫs |
| 3rd person | yitsʼǫǫs | deitsʼǫǫs | |
| 4th person | jitsʼǫǫs | dajitsʼǫǫs | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | yiitsʼǫ́ǫ́z | deiitsʼǫ́ǫ́z |
| 2nd person | yínítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | wootsʼǫ́ǫ́z | daootsʼǫ́ǫ́z |
| 3rd person | yiyíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | dayíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | |
| 4th person | jíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | dajíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫs
- PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫ́ǫ́z
- FUTURE: -tsʼǫs
- ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫs
- OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫs
Derived terms
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