Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-chʼąął (imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).

Verb edit

yidiłchʼąął

  1. he/she starts to carrying it on a handle or cord.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dishchʼąął diilchʼąął dadiilchʼąął
2nd person díłchʼąął dołchʼąął dadołchʼąął
3rd person yidiłchʼąął deidiłchʼąął
4th person jidiłchʼąął dazhdiłchʼąął
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person déłchʼą́ą́l deelchʼą́ą́l dadeelchʼą́ą́l
2nd person díníłchʼą́ą́l dishoołchʼą́ą́l dadishoołchʼą́ą́l
3rd person yideeshchʼą́ą́l deideeshchʼą́ą́l
4th person jideeshchʼą́ą́l dazhdeeshchʼą́ą́l
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideeshchʼął didiilchʼął dadidiilchʼął
2nd person didííłchʼął didoołchʼął dadidoołchʼął
3rd person yididoołchʼął deididoołchʼął
4th person dizhdoołchʼął dazhdidoołchʼął

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