Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

dilyeed

  1. he/she/it starts to run along

Usage notes edit

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

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

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dishyeed diilyeed dadiilyeed
2nd person dílyeed dołyeed dadołyeed
3rd person dilyeed dadilyeed
4th person jidilyeed dazhdilyeed
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person déswod deelwod dadeelwod
2nd person dínílwod disoołwod dadisoołwod
3rd person deeswod dadeeswod
4th person jideeswod dazhdeeswod
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideeshwoł didiilwoł dadidiilwoł
2nd person didíílwoł didoołwoł dadidoołwoł
3rd person didoolwoł dadidoolwoł
4th person dizhdoolwoł dazhdidoolwoł

Verbal stems edit

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