Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

iilyeed

  1. he/she/it is running away out of sight

Usage notes edit

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

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

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishyeed iilyeed adeiilyeed
2nd person anilyeed oołyeed adaałyeed
3rd person iilyeed adaalyeed
4th person ajilyeed adajilyeed
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person eeshwod iilwod adasiilwod
2nd person íínílwod oołwod adasoołwod
3rd person eelwod adaaswod
4th person ajoolwod adajiswod
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshwoł adiilwoł adadiilwoł
2nd person adíílwoł adoołwoł adadoołwoł
3rd person adoolwoł adadoolwoł
4th person azhdoolwoł adazhdoolwoł

Verbal stems edit

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