yildeeł
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -deeł (durative imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “to eat plural objects”).
Verb
yildeeł
- he/she is chewing them
- he/she is eating them
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdeeł | yiildeeł | deiildeeł |
| 2nd person | nildeeł | wołdeeł | daałdeeł |
| 3rd person | yildeeł | deildeeł | |
| 4th person | jildeeł | dajildeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdéél | yiildéél | deiildéél |
| 2nd person | yíníldéél | woołdéél | daoołdéél |
| 3rd person | yooldéél | dayooldéél | |
| 4th person | jooldéél | dajooldéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshdił | diildił | dadiildił |
| 2nd person | dííldił | doołdił | dadoołdił |
| 3rd person | yidooldił | deidooldił | |
| 4th person | jidooldił | dazhdooldił | |
See also
- yidlą́ (liquid)
- yiʼaał (hard)
- yildeeł (plural)
- yilghał (meat)
- yilkeed (chunky)
- yiłchozh (leafy)
- yiłtsʼééh (mushy)