Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (extension) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb edit

yidiłtsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she is stretching or pulling it taut (a rope, a wire)

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person distsʼǫǫd diiltsʼǫǫd dadiiltsʼǫǫd
2nd person díłtsʼǫǫd dołtsʼǫǫd dadołtsʼǫǫd
3rd person yidiłtsʼǫǫd deidiłtsʼǫǫd
4th person jidiłtsʼǫǫd dazhdiłtsʼǫǫd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person déłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d deeltsʼǫ́ǫ́d dadeeltsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person díníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d disoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d dadisoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person yideestsʼǫ́ǫ́d deideestsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person jideestsʼǫ́ǫ́d dazhdeestsʼǫ́ǫ́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideestsʼǫł didiiltsʼǫł dadidiiltsʼǫł
2nd person didííłtsʼǫł didoołtsʼǫł dadidoołtsʼǫł
3rd person yididoołtsʼǫł deididoołtsʼǫł
4th person dizhdoołtsʼǫł dazhdidoołtsʼǫł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
  • PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d
  • FUTURE: -tsʼǫł
  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

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