ííłʼį́

See also: iili, i/ili, and íílį́

Navajo

Etymology

ʼá- (“thus”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make”).

Verb

ííłʼį́

1. he/she makes it, is a maker of it (by profession)

   Azeeʼ áshʼį́. ― Iʼm a doctor (lit., "I make medicine").

Usage notes

Alternatively this verb could be considered a neuter verb conjugated only in the imperfective, other modes being suppleted by the active verb ííłʼįįh.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	áshʼį́	íilʼį́	ádeiilʼį́
2nd person	áníłˊį	ółʼį́	ádaahłʼį́
3rd person	ííłˊį		ádeiłˊį
4th person	ájíłʼį́		ádajiłˊį

Derived terms

• ííłʼíní
• azeeʼííłʼíní