yidą́
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reflexive) + -yą́ (imperfective stem of root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to eat”).
Verb
[edit]yidą́
- (with áde) he/she is eating too much of it, overeating on it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdą́ | yiidą́ | deiidą́ |
| 2nd person | nidą́ | wohdą́ | daahdą́ |
| 3rd person | yidą́ | deidą́ | |
| 4th person | jidą́ | dajidą́ | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdą́ą́ʼ | yiidą́ą́ʼ | deiidą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | yínídą́ą́ʼ | woohdą́ą́ʼ | daoohdą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yoodą́ą́ʼ | dayoodą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | joodą́ą́ʼ | dajoodą́ą́ʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshdį́į́ł | diidį́į́ł | dadiidį́į́ł |
| 2nd person | díídį́į́ł | doohdį́į́ł | dadoohdį́į́ł |
| 3rd person | yidoodį́į́ł | deidoodį́į́ł | |
| 4th person | jidoodį́į́ł | dazhdoodį́į́ł | |