Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-nood (imperfective stem of root -NÓÓD, “to dart”).

Verb edit

yilnood

  1. he/she/it is moving somewhere quickly, darting somewhere

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishnood yiilnood deiilnood
2nd person nilnood wołnood daałnood
3rd person yilnood daalnood
4th person jilnood dajilnood
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishnóód yiilnóód dasiilnóód
2nd person yínílnóód woołnóód dasoołnóód
3rd person yilnóód daasnóód
4th person joolnóód dajisnóód
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshnoł diilnoł dadiilnoł
2nd person díílnoł doołnoł dadoołnoł
3rd person doolnoł dadoolnoł
4th person jidoolnoł dazhdoolnoł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -nood
  • PERFECTIVE: -nóód
  • FUTURE: -noł
  • ITERATIVE: -noʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -nood