yildééh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive) + -dééh (imperfective stem of root -DEEʼ, “plural objects move”).

Verb

yildééh

1. (with ádąąh) he/she is wiping it off of himself/herself, removing it from himself/herself, clearing it off of himself/herself (sticky matter)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdééh	yiildééh	deiildééh
2nd person	nildééh	wołdééh	daałdééh
3rd person	yildééh		deildééh
4th person	jildééh		dajildééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdeeʼ	yiildeeʼ	deiildeeʼ
2nd person	yíníldeeʼ	woołdeeʼ	daoołdeeʼ
3rd person	yooldeeʼ		dayooldeeʼ
4th person	jooldeeʼ		dajooldeeʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshdah	diildah	dadiildah
2nd person	dííldah	doołdah	dadoołdah
3rd person	yidooldah		deidooldah
4th person	jidooldah		dazhdooldah

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -dah
• OPTATIVE: -dééh

Related terms

• yiłdééh