naʼídíłkid

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“across”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -di- (“oral”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KID, “to ask”).

Verb

naʼídíłkid

1. he/she is asking a question, making an inquiry
2. second-person singular imperfective of naʼídíłkid

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naʼídíshkid	naʼídíilkid	naʼídadíilkid
2nd person	naʼídíłkid	naʼídółkid	naʼídadółkid
3rd person	naʼídíłkid		naʼídadíłkid
4th person	naʼízhdíłkid		naʼídazhdíłkid

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naʼídééłkid	naʼídíilkid	naʼídadíilkid
2nd person	naʼídííníłkid	naʼídóołkid	naʼídadóołkid
3rd person	naʼídééłkid		naʼídadééłkid
4th person	naʼízhdééłkid		naʼídazhdééłkid

Derived terms

• naʼídíkid