yidlą́
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dlą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -DLĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to drink”).
Verb
edityidlą́
- he/she is drinking it
Usage notes
editThis verb is also used for eating foods that are mostly liquid, like soup.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Durative (∅/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishdlą́ | yiidlą́ | deiidlą́ |
2nd person | nidlą́ | wohdlą́ | daahdlą́ |
3rd person | yidlą́ | deidlą́ | |
4th person | jidlą́ | dajidlą́ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishdlą́ą́ʼ | yiidlą́ą́ʼ | deiidlą́ą́ʼ |
2nd person | yínídlą́ą́ʼ | woohdlą́ą́ʼ | daoohdlą́ą́ʼ |
3rd person | yoodlą́ą́ʼ | dayoodlą́ą́ʼ | |
4th person | joodlą́ą́ʼ | dajoodlą́ą́ʼ |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshdlį́į́ł | diidlį́į́ł | dadiidlį́į́ł |
2nd person | díídlį́į́ł | doohdlį́į́ł | dadoohdlį́į́ł |
3rd person | yidoodlį́į́ł | deidoodlį́į́ł | |
4th person | jidoodlį́į́ł | dazhdoodlį́į́ł |
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECTIVE: -dlą́
- PERFECTIVE: -dlą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -dlį́į́ł
- ITERATIVE: -dlį́į́h
- OPTATIVE: -dlą́ą́ʼ