yidleesh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-dleesh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -DLÉÉZH, “to paint”).

Verb[edit]

yidleesh

  1. he/she is painting it
  2. he/she is plastering it
  3. he/she is frosting it (a cake)
  4. he/she is spreading it (butter or jelly)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishdleesh yiidleesh deiidleesh
2nd person nidleesh wohdleesh daahdleesh
3rd person yidleesh deidleesh
4th person jidleesh dajidleesh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person shédléézh shiidléézh dashiidléézh
2nd person shínídléézh shoodléézh dashoodléézh
3rd person yizhdléézh deizhdléézh
4th person jizhdléézh dajizhdléézh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshdlish diidlish dadiidlish
2nd person díídlish doohdlish dadoohdlish
3rd person yidoodlish deidoodlish
4th person jidoodlish dazhdoodlish