yíłdóóh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -dóóh (imperfective stem of root -DO, “gas floats”).

Verb

yíłdóóh

1. he/she is arriving piloting it, arriving in it (a balloon)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishdóóh	niildóóh	daniildóóh
2nd person	níłdóóh	nołdóóh	danołdóóh
3rd person	yíłdóóh		deíłdóóh
4th person	jíłdóóh		dajíłdóóh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	níłdo	niildo	daniildo
2nd person	yíníłdo	noołdo	danoołdo
3rd person	yiníłdo		deisdo
4th person	jiníłdo		dajisdo

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshdoh	diildoh	dadiildoh
2nd person	dííłdoh	doołdoh	dadoołdoh
3rd person	yidoołdoh		deidoołdoh
4th person	jidoołdoh		dazhdoołdoh

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -dóóh
• PERFECTIVE: -do
• FUTURE: -doh
• ITERATIVE: -doh
• OPTATIVE: -dóóh

Related terms

• chʼéldóóh
• haaldóóh
• iiłdóóh
• naaldo
• neiłdo
• yoołdoh