yidiiłbąąs

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Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb

yidiiłbąąs

1. (with dah) he/she starts off rolling it (a hoop, wheel, or something on wheels), driving it (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	diisbąąs	diilbąąs	dadiilbąąs
2nd person	diiłbąąs	doołbąąs	dadoołbąąs
3rd person	yidiiłbąąs		deidiiłbąąs
4th person	jidiiłbąąs		dazhdiiłbąąs

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	diiłbą́ą́z	diilbą́ą́z	dadiilbą́ą́z
2nd person	diniłbą́ą́z	doołbą́ą́z	dadoołbą́ą́z
3rd person	yidiiłbą́ą́z		deidiiłbą́ą́z
4th person	jidiiłbą́ą́z		dazhdiiłbą́ą́z

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
• PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
• FUTURE: -bąs
• ITERATIVE: -bąs
• OPTATIVE: -bąąs

Related terms

• haiłbąąs
• naabąąs
• názbąs