yidiiłtłʼíísh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (“color”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tłʼíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIIZH, “to be blue”).
Verb
[edit]yidiiłtłʼíísh
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diishtłʼíísh | diiltłʼíísh | dadiiltłʼíísh |
| 2nd person | diiłtłʼíísh | doołtłʼíísh | dadoołtłʼíísh |
| 3rd person | yidiiłtłʼíísh | deidiiłtłʼíísh | |
| 4th person | jidiiłtłʼíísh | dazhdiiłtłʼíísh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diiłtłʼiizh | diiltłʼiizh | dadiiltłʼiizh |
| 2nd person | diniłtłʼiizh | doołtłʼiizh | dadoołtłʼiizh |
| 3rd person | yidiiłtłʼiizh | deidiiłtłʼiizh | |
| 4th person | jidiiłtłʼiizh | dazhdiiłtłʼiizh | |