yiłdééh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -dééh (imperfective stem of root -DEEʼ, “plural objects move”).

Verb

yiłdééh

1. he/she is wiping it off, removing it, clearing it away

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdééh	yiildééh	deiildééh
2nd person	niłdééh	wołdééh	daałdééh
3rd person	yiłdééh		deiłdééh
4th person	jiłdééh		dajiłdééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłdeeʼ	yiildeeʼ	deiildeeʼ
2nd person	yíníłdeeʼ	woołdeeʼ	daoołdeeʼ
3rd person	yiyííłdeeʼ		dayííłdeeʼ
4th person	jííłdeeʼ		dajííłdeeʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshdah	diildah	dadiildah
2nd person	dííłdah	doołdah	dadoołdah
3rd person	yidoołdah		deidoołdah
4th person	jidoołdah		dazhdoołdah

See also

• yitʼood