dilnííh
Navajo
Etymology
di- (“arms, legs”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nííh (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).
Verb
dilnííh
- he/she is extending, stretching his/her hand somewhere, is reaching somewhere
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishnííh | diilnííh | dadiilnííh |
| 2nd person | dílnííh | dołnííh | dadołnííh |
| 3rd person | dilnííh | dadilnííh | |
| 4th person | jidilnííh | dazhdilnííh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshniiʼ | diilniiʼ | dadiilniiʼ |
| 2nd person | díínílniiʼ | doołniiʼ | dadoołniiʼ |
| 3rd person | doolniiʼ | dadoolniiʼ | |
| 4th person | jidoolniiʼ | dazhdoolniiʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshnih | didiilnih | dadidiilnih |
| 2nd person | didíílnih | didoołnih | dadidoołnih |
| 3rd person | didoolnih | dadidoolnih | |
| 4th person | dizhdoolnih | dazhdidoolnih | |
Related terms
- nayiiłniih
- néininih