diteeł
Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -teeł (imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).
Verb
diteeł
- he/she/it starts to slide along
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishteeł | diidteeł | dadiidteeł |
| 2nd person | díteeł | dohteeł | dadohteeł |
| 3rd person | diteeł | daditeeł | |
| 4th person | jiditeeł | dazhditeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | détéél | deedtéél | dadeedtéél |
| 2nd person | dínítéél | disootéél | dadisootéél |
| 3rd person | deeztéél | dadeeztéél | |
| 4th person | jideeztéél | dazhdeeztéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshtił | didiidtił | dadidiidtił |
| 2nd person | didíítił | didoohtił | dadidoohtił |
| 3rd person | didootił | dadidootił | |
| 4th person | dizhdootił | dazhdidootił | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tił
- OPTATIVE: -teeł
Related terms
- haateeł
- iiteeł
- naateeł
- neiłteeł
- yitił