yidiiłkǫǫh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -kǫǫh (transitional imperfective stem of root -KǪʼ, “to be smooth”).
Verb
[edit]yidiiłkǫǫh
- he/she is making it smooth, smoothing it down
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diishkǫǫh | diilkǫǫh | dadiilkǫǫh |
| 2nd person | diiłkǫǫh | doołkǫǫh | dadoołkǫǫh |
| 3rd person | yidiiłkǫǫh | deidiiłkǫǫh | |
| 4th person | jidiiłkǫǫh | dazhdiiłkǫǫh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diiłkǫʼ | diilkǫʼ | dadiilkǫʼ |
| 2nd person | diniłkǫʼ | doołkǫʼ | dadoołkǫʼ |
| 3rd person | yidiiłkǫʼ | deidiiłkǫʼ | |
| 4th person | jidiiłkǫʼ | dazhdiiłkǫʼ | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -kǫǫh
- PERFECTIVE: -kǫʼ
- FUTURE: -kǫǫł
- ITERATIVE: -kǫǫh
- OPTATIVE: -kǫǫh