yiyiitsʼǫs
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tsʼǫs (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to kiss”).
Verb
yiyiitsʼǫs
- he/she is kissing him/her/it once, is giving him/her/it a kiss
- he/she/it sucks once against a surface
Conjugation
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiistsʼǫs | yiitsʼǫs | deiitsʼǫs |
| 2nd person | yiitsʼǫs | woohtsʼǫs | daoohtsʼǫs |
| 3rd person | yiyiitsʼǫs | dayiitsʼǫs | |
| 4th person | jiitsʼǫs | dajiitsʼǫs | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sétsʼǫs | siitsʼǫs | dasiitsʼǫs |
| 2nd person | sínítsʼǫs | sootsʼǫs | dasootsʼǫs |
| 3rd person | yiztsʼǫs | deiztsʼǫs | |
| 4th person | jiztsʼǫs | dajiztsʼǫs | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deestsʼǫs | diitsʼǫs | dadiitsʼǫs |
| 2nd person | díítsʼǫs | doohtsʼǫs | dadoohtsʼǫs |
| 3rd person | yidootsʼǫs | deidootsʼǫs | |
| 4th person | jidootsʼǫs | dazhdootsʼǫs | |
Related terms
- nánítsʼǫs (“to kiss her repeatedly”)
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