dilnííh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“arms, legs”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nííh (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).
Verb
[edit]dilnííh
- he/she is extending, stretching his/her hand somewhere, is reaching somewhere
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishnííh | diilnííh | dadiilnííh |
| 2nd person | dílnííh | dołnííh | dadołnííh |
| 3rd person | dilnííh | dadilnííh | |
| 4th person | jidilnííh | dazhdilnííh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshniiʼ | diilniiʼ | dadiilniiʼ |
| 2nd person | díínílniiʼ | doołniiʼ | dadoołniiʼ |
| 3rd person | doolniiʼ | dadoolniiʼ | |
| 4th person | jidoolniiʼ | dazhdoolniiʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshnih | didiilnih | dadidiilnih |
| 2nd person | didíílnih | didoołnih | dadidoołnih |
| 3rd person | didoolnih | dadidoolnih | |
| 4th person | dizhdoolnih | dazhdidoolnih | |