Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

yiltłʼééh

  1. he/she/it is trotting somewhere, jogging somewhere

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtłʼééh yiiltłʼééh deiiltłʼééh
2nd person niltłʼééh wołtłʼééh daałtłʼééh
3rd person yiltłʼééh daaltłʼééh
4th person jiltłʼééh dajiltłʼééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtłʼá yiiltłʼá dasiiltłʼá
2nd person yíníltłʼá woołtłʼá dasoołtłʼá
3rd person yiltłʼá daastłʼá
4th person jooltłʼá dajistłʼá
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshtłʼééł diiltłʼééł dadiiltłʼééł
2nd person dííltłʼééł doołtłʼééł dadoołtłʼééł
3rd person dooltłʼééł dadooltłʼééł
4th person jidooltłʼééł dazhdooltłʼééł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼééh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tłʼá
  • FUTURE: -tłʼééł
  • ITERATIVE: -tłʼééh
  • OPTATIVE: -tłʼééł