ditłíísh
Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).
Verb
ditłíísh
- he/she is starts to fly or fall along
- he/she gets a promotion (at work)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishtłíísh | diitłíísh | dadiitłíísh |
| 2nd person | dítłíísh | dohtłíísh | dadohtłíísh |
| 3rd person | ditłíísh | daditłíísh | |
| 4th person | jiditłíísh | dazhditłíísh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | détłizh | deetłizh | dadeetłizh |
| 2nd person | dínítłizh | dishootłizh | dadishootłizh |
| 3rd person | deezhtłizh | dadeezhtłizh | |
| 4th person | jideezhtłizh | dazhdeezhtłizh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshtłish | didiitłish | dadidiitłish |
| 2nd person | didíítłish | didoohtłish | dadidoohtłish |
| 3rd person | didootłish | dadidootłish | |
| 4th person | dizhdootłish | dazhdidootłish | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tłish
- OPTATIVE: -tłíísh
Related terms
- haatłíísh
- hahatłíísh
- iitłíísh
- naatłíísh
- naatłizh
- yitłíísh
- yitłish