yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ą́- (passing by, alongside) + -ná- (back, reversionary) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (relinquish) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix)+ -ł- (classifier)-gééd (imperfective stem of root -GEED, “to stick”).

Verb edit

yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd

  1. he/she is uncovering it by digging
lit. he/she is digging some unspecified material away from it to set it in its original condition.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person bą́ą́ʼdíshgééd bą́ą́ʼdiilgééd bą́ą́daʼdiilgééd
2nd person bą́ą́ʼdíłgééd bą́ą́ʼdółgééd bą́ą́daʼdołgééd
3rd person yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd yą́ą́daʼdiłgééd
4th person bą́ą́zhʼdíłgééd bą́ą́dazhʼdiłgééd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person bą́ą́ʼdííłgeed bą́ą́ʼdiilgeed bą́ą́daʼdiilgeed
2nd person bą́ą́ʼdííníłgeed bą́ą́ʼdoołgeed bą́ą́daʼdoołgeed
3rd person yą́ą́ʼdííłgeed yą́ą́daʼdííłgeed
4th person bą́ą́zhʼdííłgeed bą́ą́dazhʼdííłgeed
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person bą́ą́diʼdeeshgoł bą́ą́diʼdiilgoł bą́ą́dadiʼdiilgoł
2nd person bą́ą́diʼdííłgoł bą́ą́diʼdoołgoł bą́ą́dadiʼdoołgoł
3rd person yą́ą́diʼdoołgoł yą́ą́dadiʼdoołgoł
4th person bą́ą́zhdiʼdoołgoł bą́ą́dazhdiʼdoołgoł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -gééd
  • PERFECTIVE: -geed
  • FUTURE: -goł
  • ITERATIVE: -goʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -gééd

Related terms edit