yitʼé

Etymology

ni- (adjectival) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼé (imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “to be”)

Verb

yitʼé

  1. to be (in a certain condition, state of health)
    haa nítʼé?
    how are you?

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person nishtʼé niitʼé daniitʼé
2nd person nítʼé nohtʼé danohtʼé
3rd person yitʼé daatʼé
4th person jitʼé dajitʼé

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 537
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