haalyeed

Navajo

Etymology

ha- (“up out”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -yeed (imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to run — 1 actor”).

Verb

haalyeed

1. he/she/it is running up out (from a hole)
2. he/she/it starts to race

Usage notes

The stem used for one subject is different from the stem used for multiple subjects. For two subjects, see hahiʼnilchééh; for three or more subjects, see haajeeh.

Plural forms of this verb refer to several people running independently one from another.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	haashyeed	haiilyeed	hadeiilyeed
2nd person	hanilyeed	haałyeed	hadaałyeed
3rd person	haalyeed		hadaalyeed
4th person	hajilyeed		hadajilyeed

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	haashwod	haiilwod	hadasiilwod
2nd person	háínílwod	haoołwod	hadasoołwod
3rd person	haalwod		hadaaswod
4th person	hajoolwod		hadajiswod

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hadeeshwoł	hadiilwoł	hadadiilwoł
2nd person	hadíílwoł	hadoołwoł	hadadoołwoł
3rd person	hadoolwoł		hadadoolwoł
4th person	hazhdoolwoł		hadazhdoolwoł

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -yeed
• PERFECTIVE: -wod
• FUTURE: -woł
• ITERATIVE: -woʼ
• OPTATIVE: -yeed