yideeł
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -deeł (durative imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “a slender flexible object moves”).
Usage notes
This verb is intransitive in that it cannot have a direct object. However, it must be used with a form of the adposition bichʼįʼ.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdeeł | yiideeł | deiideeł |
| 2nd person | nideeł | wohdeeł | daahdeeł |
| 3rd person | yideeł | daadeeł | |
| 4th person | jideeł | dajideeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sédéél | siidéél | dasiidéél |
| 2nd person | sínídéél | soodéél | dasoodéél |
| 3rd person | sidéél | daazdéél | |
| 4th person | jizdéél | dajizdéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshdił | diidił | dadiidił |
| 2nd person | díídił | doohdił | dadoohdił |
| 3rd person | doodił | dadoodił | |
| 4th person | jidoodił | dazhdoodił | |
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