hadibin
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ha- (“completeness”) + -di- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bin (imperfective stem of root -BĮĮD, “to fill”).
Verb
[edit]hadibin
- it fills something up, something gets full of it
- Shikeeʼ tó biiʼ hadéébįįd.
- My shoes got full of water.
- (literally, “Water filled in my shoes.”)
- Hooghan góneʼ hadiibin.
- The house is full of us, we fill the house.
Usage notes
[edit]The subject of this verb refers to the material that fills a container. The container itself is specified with the postposition biiʼ.
It is usually used in the third person, but does also appear in the first person plural.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | hadiibin | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | hadibin | — | |
| 4th person | — | — | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | hadiibįįd | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | hadéébįįd | — | |
| 4th person | — | — | |