yisdéíłbąąs

Navajo

Etymology

yisdá- (“to safety”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb

yisdéíłbąąs

1. he/she is escaping to safety driving it (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisdásbąąs	yisdéiilbąąs	yisdádeiilbąąs
2nd person	yisdáníłbąąs	yisdáłbąąs	yisdádaałbąąs
3rd person	yisdéíłbąąs		yisdádeiłbąąs
4th person	yisdájíłbąąs		yisdádajiłbąąs

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisdááłbą́ą́z	yisdéiilbą́ą́z	yisdádeiilbą́ą́z
2nd person	yisdéíníłbą́ą́z	yisdáoołbą́ą́z	yisdádaoołbą́ą́z
3rd person	yisdáyííłbą́ą́z		yisdádeisbą́ą́z
4th person	yisdájííłbą́ą́z		yisdádajisbą́ą́z

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisdádeesbąs	yisdádiilbąs	yisdádadiilbąs
2nd person	yisdádííłbąs	yisdádoołbąs	yisdádadoołbąs
3rd person	yisdéidoołbąs		yisdádeidoołbąs
4th person	yisdázhdoołbąs		yisdádazhdoołbąs

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
• PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
• FUTURE: -bąs
• ITERATIVE: -bąs
• OPTATIVE: -bąąs

Related terms

• haiłbąąs
• naabąąs
• neiłbąąs
• názbąs
• yiłbąąs
• yisdábąąs
• yoołbąs

See also

• neiłmaas