Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb edit

yidiiłbąąs

  1. (with dah) he/she starts off rolling it (a hoop, wheel, or something on wheels), driving it (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person diisbąąs diilbąąs dadiilbąąs
2nd person diiłbąąs doołbąąs dadoołbąąs
3rd person yidiiłbąąs deidiiłbąąs
4th person jidiiłbąąs dazhdiiłbąąs
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person diiłbą́ą́z diilbą́ą́z dadiilbą́ą́z
2nd person diniłbą́ą́z doołbą́ą́z dadoołbą́ą́z
3rd person yidiiłbą́ą́z deidiiłbą́ą́z
4th person jidiiłbą́ą́z dazhdiiłbą́ą́z

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
  • PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
  • FUTURE: -bąs
  • ITERATIVE: -bąs
  • OPTATIVE: -bąąs

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