Navajo edit

Etymology edit

di- (extension) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb edit

ditsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she is straining his/herself
  2. it stretches, becomes taut

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person distsʼǫǫd diitsʼǫǫd dadiitsʼǫǫd
2nd person dítsʼǫǫd dohtsʼǫǫd dadohtsʼǫǫd
3rd person ditsʼǫǫd daditsʼǫǫd
4th person jiditsʼǫǫd dazhditsʼǫǫd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person détsʼǫ́ǫ́d deetsʼǫ́ǫ́d dadeetsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person dínítsʼǫ́ǫ́d disootsʼǫ́ǫ́d dadisootsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person deeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d dadeeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person jideeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d dazhdeeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideestsʼǫł didiitsʼǫł dadidiitsʼǫł
2nd person didíítsʼǫł didoohtsʼǫł dadidoohtsʼǫł
3rd person didootsʼǫł dadidootsʼǫł
4th person dizhdootsʼǫł dazhdidootsʼǫł

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

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