diltłʼééh

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

diltłʼééh

1. he/she/it starts to trot or jog along, (perf.) is on his/her way trotting

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dishtłʼééh	diiltłʼééh	dadiiltłʼééh
2nd person	díltłʼééh	dołtłʼééh	dadołtłʼééh
3rd person	diltłʼééh		dadiltłʼééh
4th person	jidiltłʼééh		dazhdiltłʼééh

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	déstłʼá	deeltłʼá	dadeeltłʼá
2nd person	díníltłʼá	disoołtłʼá	dadisoołtłʼá
3rd person	deestłʼá		dadeestłʼá
4th person	jideestłʼá		dazhdeestłʼá

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dideeshtłʼééł	didiiltłʼééł	dadidiiltłʼééł
2nd person	didííltłʼééł	didoołtłʼééł	dadidoołtłʼééł
3rd person	didooltłʼééł		dadidooltłʼééł
4th person	dizhdooltłʼééł		dazhdidooltłʼééł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tłʼééh
• OPTATIVE: -tłʼééł

Related terms

• chʼéltłʼééh
• haaltłʼééh
• iiltłʼééh
• yiltłʼééh
• yíltłʼééh
• yiltłʼééł