yidiłid
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -lid (durative imperfective stem of root -LID, “to burn”).
Verb
[edit]yidiłid
- he/she is burning it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishłid | diidlid | dadiidlid |
| 2nd person | díłid | dohłid | dadohłid |
| 3rd person | yidiłid | deidiłid | |
| 4th person | jidiłid | dazhdiłid | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dííłid | diidlid | dadiidlid |
| 2nd person | dííníłid | doołid | dadoołid |
| 3rd person | yidííłid | deidííłid | |
| 4th person | jidííłid | dazhdííłid | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshłił | didiilił | dadidiilił |
| 2nd person | didííłił | didoohłił | dadidoohłił |
| 3rd person | yididoołił | deididoołił | |
| 4th person | jididoołił | dazhdidoołił | |
Stem set
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -lid
- PERFECTIVE: -lid
- FUTURE: -lił
- ITERATIVE: -liʼ
- OPTATIVE: -lid