yidileeh
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LOʼ, “to act with a rope”).
Verb
[edit]yidileeh
- he/she starts to drive it along (a vehicle, originally by means of reins or cables)
- he/she starts to carry it along by a handle, string, or cord (as a suitcase)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishłeeh | diidleeh | dadiidleeh |
| 2nd person | díleeh | dohłeeh | dadohłeeh |
| 3rd person | yidileeh | deidileeh | |
| 4th person | jidileeh | dazhdileeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déloʼ | deedloʼ | dadeedloʼ |
| 2nd person | díníloʼ | disooloʼ | dadisooloʼ |
| 3rd person | yideezloʼ | deideezloʼ | |
| 4th person | jideezloʼ | dazhdeezloʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshłoh | didiidloh | dadidiidloh |
| 2nd person | didííloh | didoohłoh | dadidoohłoh |
| 3rd person | yididooloh | deididooloh | |
| 4th person | dizhdooloh | dazhdidooloh | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -d + -loh = -dloh
- OPTATIVE: -leeh