yiłtʼees

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼees (conclusive imperfective stem of root -TʼÉ, “to cook — intransitive”)

Verb

yiłtʼees

  1. he/she is cooking it, roasting it, frying it
    Naadą́ą́ʼ dilchxoshí yistʼees. ― I make popcorn.
    Ásaaʼ yiłtʼees. ― He fires pottery.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yistʼees yiiltʼees deiiltʼees
2nd person niłtʼees wołtʼees daałtʼees
3rd person yiłtʼees deiłtʼees
4th person jiłtʼees dajiłtʼees
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person séłtʼé siiltʼé dasiiltʼé
2nd person síníłtʼé soołtʼé dasoołtʼé
3rd person yistʼé deistʼé
4th person jistʼé dajistʼé
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deestʼis diiltʼis dadiiltʼis
2nd person dííłtʼis doołtʼis dadoołtʼis
3rd person yidoołtʼis deidoołtʼis
4th person jidoołtʼis dazhdoołtʼis

Verbal stems
  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼees
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼé
  • FUTURE: -tʼis
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼis
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼéés
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