ditsʼǫǫd

Navajo

Etymology

di- (extension) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb

ditsʼǫǫd

1. he/she is straining his/herself
2. it stretches, becomes taut

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	distsʼǫǫd	diitsʼǫǫd	dadiitsʼǫǫd
2nd person	dítsʼǫǫd	dohtsʼǫǫd	dadohtsʼǫǫd
3rd person	ditsʼǫǫd		daditsʼǫǫd
4th person	jiditsʼǫǫd		dazhditsʼǫǫd

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	détsʼǫ́ǫ́d	deetsʼǫ́ǫ́d	dadeetsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person	dínítsʼǫ́ǫ́d	disootsʼǫ́ǫ́d	dadisootsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person	deeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d		dadeeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person	jideeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d		dazhdeeztsʼǫ́ǫ́d

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dideestsʼǫł	didiitsʼǫł	dadidiitsʼǫł
2nd person	didíítsʼǫł	didoohtsʼǫł	dadidoohtsʼǫł
3rd person	didootsʼǫł		dadidootsʼǫł
4th person	dizhdootsʼǫł		dazhdidootsʼǫł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
• OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

Related terms

• chʼííłtsʼǫǫd
• haatsʼǫǫd
• haiłtsʼǫǫd
• iiłtsʼǫǫd
• iitsʼǫǫd
• naatsʼǫǫd
• neiłtsʼǫǫd
• yidiłtsʼǫǫd
• yitsʼǫł
• yoołtsʼǫł