kʼiidilé
Navajo
Etymology
kʼi- (“plant”) + -di- (thematic) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -lé (imperfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).
Verb
kʼiidilé
- he/she is planting it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kʼidishłé | kʼidiilyé | kʼidadiilyé |
| 2nd person | kʼidílé | kʼidohłé | kʼidadohłé |
| 3rd person | kʼiidilé | kʼideidilé | |
| 4th person | kʼizhdilé | kʼidazhdilé | |
| Unspecified | — | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | — | kʼidilyé | — |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kʼidíílá | kʼidiilyá | kʼidadiilyá |
| 2nd person | kʼidíínílá | kʼidoolá | kʼidadoolá |
| 3rd person | kʼiidíílá | kʼideideezlá | |
| 4th person | kʼizhdíílá | kʼidazhdeezlá | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kʼidideeshłééł | kʼididiilyééł | kʼidadidiilyééł |
| 2nd person | kʼididíílééł | kʼididoohłééł | kʼidadidoohłééł |
| 3rd person | kʼiididoolééł | kʼideididoolééł | |
| 4th person | kʼizhdidoolééł | kʼidazhdidoolééł | |