łeʼdilchʼííł

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

łe- (into the ground, from łeeh, contraction of łeezh “ground” + -iih “into”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (fire) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-chʼííł (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIL, “lightning strikes”).

Verb edit

łeʼdilchʼííł

  1. lightning is striking the ground
    Bił łeʼdilchʼííł.He is struck by lightning.

Usage notes edit

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE łeʼdilchʼííł
PERFECTIVE łeʼdoolchʼil
FUTURE łediʼdoochʼił

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