adlą́
See also: adla and ädla
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dlą́ (imperfective stem of root -DLĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to drink”)
Verb
adlą́
- he/she/it drinks something, gets a drink, gets drunk, takes a drink
- he/she/it eats (soup)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashdlą́ | iidlą́ | daʼiidlą́ |
| 2nd person | ídlą́ | ohdlą́ | daʼohdlą́ |
| 3rd person | adlą́ | daʼadlą́ | |
| 4th person | ajidlą́ | daʼjidlą́ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eeshdlą́ą́ʼ | iidlą́ą́ʼ | daʼiidlą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | íínídlą́ą́ʼ | oohdlą́ą́ʼ | daʼoohdlą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | oodlą́ą́ʼ | daʼoodlą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | ajoodlą́ą́ʼ | daʼjoodlą́ą́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshdlį́į́ł | adiidlį́į́ł | daʼdiidlį́į́ł |
| 2nd person | adíídlį́į́ł | adoohdlį́į́ł | daʼdoohdlį́į́ł |
| 3rd person | adoodlį́į́ł | daʼdoodlį́į́ł | |
| 4th person | azhdoodlį́į́ł | dazhʼdoodlį́į́ł | |
Verbal stems
- FUTURE: -dlį́į́ł
- CONTINUATIVE: -dlą́
- PERFECTIVE: -dlą́ą́ʼ
- ITERATIVE: -dlį́į́h
- OPTATIVE: -dlą́ą́ʼ
Related terms
- yidlą́: he / she / it drinks something (transitive with specified object)