yidiłid
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -lid (durative imperfective stem of root -LID, “to burn”).
Verb
yidiłid
- he/she is burning it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishłid | diidlid | dadiidlid |
| 2nd person | díłid | dohłid | dadohłid |
| 3rd person | yidiłid | deidiłid | |
| 4th person | jidiłid | dazhdiłid | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dííłid | diidlid | dadiidlid |
| 2nd person | dííníłid | doołid | dadoołid |
| 3rd person | yidííłid | deidííłid | |
| 4th person | jidííłid | dazhdííłid | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshłił | didiilił | dadidiilił |
| 2nd person | didííłił | didoohłił | dadidoohłił |
| 3rd person | yididoołił | deididoołił | |
| 4th person | jididoołił | dazhdidoołił | |
Stem set
- IMPERFECTIVE: -lid
- PERFECTIVE: -lid
- FUTURE: -lił
- ITERATIVE: -liʼ
- OPTATIVE: -lid
Related terms
- dilid
- hodiłid