yínítááh
Navajo
Etymology
b- (thematic) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tááh (imperfective stem of root -TĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to try”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪ́nɪ́tʰɑ́ːh/
Verb
yínítááh
- he/she is trying, attempting, making an attempt
- Bee naʼanishigi bínétą́ą́ʼ. ― I tried to work with it.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bíníshtááh | bíniitááh | bídaniitááh |
| 2nd person | bínítááh | bínóhtááh | bídanohtááh |
| 3rd person | yínítááh | yídanitááh | |
| 4th person | bízhnítááh | bídazhnitááh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bínétą́ą́ʼ | bíneetą́ą́ʼ | bídaneetą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | bínínítą́ą́ʼ | bínootą́ą́ʼ | bídanootą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yíneeztą́ą́ʼ | yídaneeztą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | bízhneeztą́ą́ʼ | bídazhneeztą́ą́ʼ | |