yidileeh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LOʼ, “to act with a rope”).

Verb

yidileeh

he/she starts to drive it along (a vehicle, originally by means of reins or cables)
he/she starts to carry it along by a handle, string, or cord (as a suitcase)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dishłeeh	diidleeh	dadiidleeh
2nd person	díleeh	dohłeeh	dadohłeeh
3rd person	yidileeh		deidileeh
4th person	jidileeh		dazhdileeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	déloʼ	deedloʼ	dadeedloʼ
2nd person	díníloʼ	disooloʼ	dadisooloʼ
3rd person	yideezloʼ		deideezloʼ
4th person	jideezloʼ		dazhdeezloʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dideeshłoh	didiidloh	dadidiidloh
2nd person	didííloh	didoohłoh	dadidoohłoh
3rd person	yididooloh		deididooloh
4th person	dizhdooloh		dazhdidooloh

Verbal stems

ITERATIVE: -d + -loh = -dloh
OPTATIVE: -leeh

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