yildeeł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -deeł (durative imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “to eat plural objects”).

Verb

yildeeł

1. he/she is chewing them
2. he/she is eating them

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdeeł	yiildeeł	deiildeeł
2nd person	nildeeł	wołdeeł	daałdeeł
3rd person	yildeeł		deildeeł
4th person	jildeeł		dajildeeł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdéél	yiildéél	deiildéél
2nd person	yíníldéél	woołdéél	daoołdéél
3rd person	yooldéél		dayooldéél
4th person	jooldéél		dajooldéél

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshdił	diildił	dadiildił
2nd person	dííldił	doołdił	dadoołdił
3rd person	yidooldił		deidooldił
4th person	jidooldił		dazhdooldił

See also

• yidlą́ (liquid)
• yiʼaał (hard)
• yildeeł (plural)
• yilghał (meat)
• yilkeed (chunky)
• yiłchozh (leafy)
• yiłtsʼééh (mushy)