yisdábąąs
Navajo
Etymology
yisdá- (“to safety”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).
Verb
yisdábąąs
- it is escaping to safety rolling, it rolls to safety (a wheeled vehicle)
- Shił yisdábąąs. ― I reach safety riding it (a wagon) (lit. it rolls to safety with me)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | yisdábąąs |
| PERFECTIVE | yisdáábą́ą́z |
| FUTURE | yisdádoobąs |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -bąs
- ITERATIVE: -bąs
- OPTATIVE: -bąąs
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