yidiłtʼééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (extension) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
[edit]yidiłtʼééh
- he/she is extending or stretching it in a line, is forming a line with it (as a rope, a wire or a fence)
- he/she is lining them up (as children, a group of people, stones)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishtʼééh | diiltʼééh | dadiiltʼééh |
| 2nd person | díłtʼééh | dołtʼééh | dadołtʼééh |
| 3rd person | yidiłtʼééh | deidiłtʼééh | |
| 4th person | jidiłtʼééh | dazhdiłtʼééh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déłtʼiʼ | deeltʼiʼ | dadeeltʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | díníłtʼiʼ | disoołtʼiʼ | dadisoołtʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | yideestʼiʼ | deideestʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | jideestʼiʼ | dazhdeestʼiʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshtʼih | didiiltʼih | dadidiiltʼih |
| 2nd person | didííłtʼih | didoołtʼih | dadidoołtʼih |
| 3rd person | yididoołtʼih | deididoołtʼih | |
| 4th person | dizhdoołtʼih | dazhdidoołtʼih | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -tʼih
- OPTATIVE: -tʼééh