yooʼį́

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to look”).

Verb

yooʼį́

1. he/she sees it

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishʼį́	yiitʼį́	deíníitʼį́
2nd person	yíníʼį́	wohʼį́	deínóhʼį́
3rd person	yooʼį́		deíʼį́
4th person	jooʼį́		dajíʼį́

See also

• yitʼį́