Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-dleeʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -DLEEʼ, “to give low value”).

Verb edit

yidleeʼ

  1. he/she is generous; he/she does not value his/her possessions highly

Usage notes edit

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishdleeʼ yiidleeʼ deiidleeʼ
2nd person nidleeʼ wohdleeʼ daahdleeʼ
3rd person yidleeʼ daadleeʼ
4th person jidleeʼ dajidleeʼ