Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-zéí (imperfective stem of root -ZÉÍ, “to crumble”).

Verb edit

yidiséí

  1. he/she is crumbling it, breaking it into crumbs

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person diséí diilzéí dadiilzéí
2nd person díséí dohséí dadohséí
3rd person yidiséí deidiséí
4th person jidiséí dazhdiséí
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dííséí diilzéí dadiilzéí
2nd person dííníséí dooséí dadooséí
3rd person yidííséí deidííséí
4th person jidííséí dazhdííséí
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideesséí didiilzéí dadidiilzéí
2nd person didííséí didoohséí dadidoohséí
3rd person yididooséí deididooséí
4th person dizhdooséí dazhdidooséí

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -séí = -ł+zéí
  • PERFECTIVE: -séí
  • FUTURE: -séí
  • ITERATIVE: -séí
  • OPTATIVE: -séí

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