ditłíísh

Navajo

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb

ditłíísh

1. he/she is starts to fly or fall along
2. he/she gets a promotion (at work)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dishtłíísh	diitłíísh	dadiitłíísh
2nd person	dítłíísh	dohtłíísh	dadohtłíísh
3rd person	ditłíísh		daditłíísh
4th person	jiditłíísh		dazhditłíísh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	détłizh	deetłizh	dadeetłizh
2nd person	dínítłizh	dishootłizh	dadishootłizh
3rd person	deezhtłizh		dadeezhtłizh
4th person	jideezhtłizh		dazhdeezhtłizh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dideeshtłish	didiitłish	dadidiitłish
2nd person	didíítłish	didoohtłish	dadidoohtłish
3rd person	didootłish		dadidootłish
4th person	dizhdootłish		dazhdidootłish

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tłish
• OPTATIVE: -tłíísh

Related terms

• haatłíísh
• hahatłíísh
• iitłíísh
• naatłíísh
• naatłizh
• yitłíísh
• yitłish