yisdéíłʼeeł
Navajo
Etymology
yisdá- (“to safety”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdáshʼeeł | yisdéiilʼeeł | yisdádeiilʼeeł |
| 2nd person | yisdáníłʼeeł | yisdáłʼeeł | yisdádaałʼeeł |
| 3rd person | yisdéíłʼeeł | yisdádeiłʼeeł | |
| 4th person | yisdájíłʼeeł | yisdádajiłʼeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdááłʼéél | yisdéiilʼéél | yisdádeiilʼéél |
| 2nd person | yisdéíníłʼéél | yisdáoołʼéél | yisdádaoołʼéél |
| 3rd person | yisdáyííłʼéél | yisdádeisʼéél | |
| 4th person | yisdájííłʼéél | yisdádajisʼéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdádeeshʼoł | yisdádiilʼoł | yisdádadiilʼoł |
| 2nd person | yisdádííłʼoł | yisdádoołʼoł | yisdádadoołʼoł |
| 3rd person | yisdéidoołʼoł | yisdádeidoołʼoł | |
| 4th person | yisdázhdoołʼoł | yisdádazhdoołʼoł | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł
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