yidizǫ́ǫ́s

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.

Verb

yidizǫ́ǫ́s

1. he/she is pulling it or dragging it along, extends it (as a chain)

   bił yidizǫ́ǫ́s ― to zip it up, to fasten it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	disǫ́ǫ́s	diidǫ́ǫ́s	dadiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person	dízǫ́ǫ́s	dohsǫ́ǫ́s	dadohsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person	yidizǫ́ǫ́s		deidizǫ́ǫ́s
4th person	jidizǫ́ǫ́s		dazhdizǫ́ǫ́s

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dézǫ́ǫ́z	deedǫ́ǫ́z	dadeedǫ́ǫ́z
2nd person	dínízǫ́ǫ́z	disoozǫ́ǫ́z	dadisoozǫ́ǫ́z
3rd person	yideezǫ́ǫ́z		deideezǫ́ǫ́z
4th person	jideezǫ́ǫ́z		dazhdeezǫ́ǫ́z

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dideesǫ́ǫ́s	didiidǫ́ǫ́s	dadidiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person	didíízǫ́ǫ́s	didoohsǫ́ǫ́s	dadidoohsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person	yididoozǫ́ǫ́s		deididoozǫ́ǫ́s
4th person	dizhdoozǫ́ǫ́s		dazhdidoozǫ́ǫ́s

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -d + zǫ́ǫ́s = dǫ́ǫ́s
• OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s

Related terms

• haizǫ́ǫ́s
• iizǫ́ǫ́s
• kʼíízǫ́ǫ́s
• naadǫ́ǫ́z
• násdǫ́ǫ́z
• néízǫ́ǫ́s
• noodǫ́ǫ́z
• yizǫ́ǫ́s
• yoozǫ́ǫ́s