yidiłtsʼǫǫd
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (extension) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).
Verb
[edit]yidiłtsʼǫǫd
- he/she is stretching or pulling it taut (a rope, a wire)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | distsʼǫǫd | diiltsʼǫǫd | dadiiltsʼǫǫd |
| 2nd person | díłtsʼǫǫd | dołtsʼǫǫd | dadołtsʼǫǫd |
| 3rd person | yidiłtsʼǫǫd | deidiłtsʼǫǫd | |
| 4th person | jidiłtsʼǫǫd | dazhdiłtsʼǫǫd | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | deeltsʼǫ́ǫ́d | dadeeltsʼǫ́ǫ́d |
| 2nd person | díníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | disoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | dadisoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d |
| 3rd person | yideestsʼǫ́ǫ́d | deideestsʼǫ́ǫ́d | |
| 4th person | jideestsʼǫ́ǫ́d | dazhdeestsʼǫ́ǫ́d | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideestsʼǫł | didiiltsʼǫł | dadidiiltsʼǫł |
| 2nd person | didííłtsʼǫł | didoołtsʼǫł | dadidoołtsʼǫł |
| 3rd person | yididoołtsʼǫł | deididoołtsʼǫł | |
| 4th person | dizhdoołtsʼǫł | dazhdidoołtsʼǫł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
- PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d
- FUTURE: -tsʼǫł
- ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
- OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd