yideeł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -deeł (durative imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “a slender flexible object moves”).

Verb

yideeł (intransitive)

1. (with bichʼįʼ dah) he/she/it is rushing at, running to get

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 (∅/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

Related terms

• yiłdeeł