yiʼaash

== Navajo == === Etymology === y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɪ̀ʔɑ̀ːʃ/ === Verb === yiʼaash he/she is going (with another person, as part of a pair) ==== Usage notes ==== The stem is used for going / walking in pairs. For individual movement, see yighááh. For movement in groups of three or more, see yikááh. Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject involved in a movement as a pair: Bił yíʼáázh. ― I went with him. Distributive plural forms refer to several people going in pairs independent one from another. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift. ==== Verbal stems ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼaash PERFECTIVE: -ʼáázh FUTURE: -ʼash ITERATIVE: -tʼash OPTATIVE: -ʼaash ==== See also ==== yighááh yikááh