dilyeed
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -yeed (imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to run — 1 actor”).
Verb
[edit]dilyeed
- he/she/it starts to run along
Usage notes
[edit]The stem used for one subject is different from the stem used for multiple subjects. For two subjects, see ahidíʼnílchééh; for three or more subjects, see dijeeh.
Plural forms of this verb refer to several people running independently one from another.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishyeed | diilyeed | dadiilyeed |
| 2nd person | dílyeed | dołyeed | dadołyeed |
| 3rd person | dilyeed | dadilyeed | |
| 4th person | jidilyeed | dazhdilyeed | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déswod | deelwod | dadeelwod |
| 2nd person | dínílwod | disoołwod | dadisoołwod |
| 3rd person | deeswod | dadeeswod | |
| 4th person | jideeswod | dazhdeeswod | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshwoł | didiilwoł | dadidiilwoł |
| 2nd person | didíílwoł | didoołwoł | dadidoołwoł |
| 3rd person | didoolwoł | dadidoolwoł | |
| 4th person | dizhdoolwoł | dazhdidoolwoł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -yeed
- PERFECTIVE: -wod
- FUTURE: -woł
- ITERATIVE: -woʼ
- OPTATIVE: -yeed