aldeeł
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -deeł (durative imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “to eat plural objects”).
Verb
aldeeł (intransitive)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashdeeł | iildeeł | daʼiildeeł |
| 2nd person | íldeeł | ołdeeł | daʼołdeeł |
| 3rd person | aldeeł | daʼaldeeł | |
| 4th person | ajildeeł | daʼjildeeł | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eeshdéél | iildéél | daʼiildéél |
| 2nd person | ííníldéél | oołdéél | daʼoołdéél |
| 3rd person | ooldéél | daʼooldéél | |
| 4th person | ajooldéél | daʼjooldéél | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshdeeł | adiildeeł | daʼdiildeeł |
| 2nd person | adííldeeł | adoołdeeł | daʼdoołdeeł |
| 3rd person | adooldeeł | daʼdooldeeł | |
| 4th person | azhdooldeeł | dazhʼdooldeeł | |