yilghał
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ghał (durative imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to eat meat”).
Verb
yilghał (transitive)
- he/she is chewing it (meat)
- he/she is eating it (meat)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishghał | yiilghał | deiilghał |
| 2nd person | nilghał | wołghał | daałghał |
| 3rd person | yilghał | deilghał | |
| 4th person | jilghał | dajilghał | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishghal | yiilghal | deiilghal |
| 2nd person | yínílghal | woołghal | daoołghal |
| 3rd person | yoolghal | dayoolghal | |
| 4th person | joolghal | dajoolghal | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshghał | diilghał | dadiilghał |
| 2nd person | díílghał | doołghał | dadoołghał |
| 3rd person | yidoolghał | deidoolghał | |
| 4th person | jidoolghał | dazhdoolghał | |
See also
- yidlą́ (liquid)
- yiʼaał (hard)
- yildeeł (plural)
- yilghał (meat)
- yilkeed (chunky)
- yiłchozh (leafy)
- yiłtsʼééh (mushy)