yidileeh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-leeh (imperfective stem of root -LOʼ, “to act with a rope”).

Verb[edit]

yidileeh

  1. he/she starts to drive it along (a vehicle, originally by means of reins or cables)
  2. he/she starts to carry it along by a handle, string, or cord (as a suitcase)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dishłeeh diidleeh dadiidleeh
2nd person díleeh dohłeeh dadohłeeh
3rd person yidileeh deidileeh
4th person jidileeh dazhdileeh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person déloʼ deedloʼ dadeedloʼ
2nd person díníloʼ disooloʼ dadisooloʼ
3rd person yideezloʼ deideezloʼ
4th person jideezloʼ dazhdeezloʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideeshłoh didiidloh dadidiidloh
2nd person didííloh didoohłoh dadidoohłoh
3rd person yididooloh deididooloh
4th person dizhdooloh dazhdidooloh

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -d + -loh = -dloh
  • OPTATIVE: -leeh

Related terms[edit]