diteeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -teeł (imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).
Verb
[edit]diteeł
- he/she/it starts to slide along
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishteeł | diidteeł | dadiidteeł |
| 2nd person | díteeł | dohteeł | dadohteeł |
| 3rd person | diteeł | daditeeł | |
| 4th person | jiditeeł | dazhditeeł | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | détéél | deedtéél | dadeedtéél |
| 2nd person | dínítéél | disootéél | dadisootéél |
| 3rd person | deeztéél | dadeeztéél | |
| 4th person | jideeztéél | dazhdeeztéél | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshtił | didiidtił | dadidiidtił |
| 2nd person | didíítił | didoohtił | dadidoohtił |
| 3rd person | didootił | dadidootił | |
| 4th person | dizhdootił | dazhdidootił | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -tił
- OPTATIVE: -teeł