Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼÁ, “to trot”).
Verb
diltłʼééh
- he/she/it starts to trot or jog along, (perf.) is on his/her way trotting
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dishtłʼééh
|
diiltłʼééh
|
dadiiltłʼééh
|
| 2nd person
|
díltłʼééh
|
dołtłʼééh
|
dadołtłʼééh
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| 3rd person
|
diltłʼééh
|
dadiltłʼééh
|
| 4th person
|
jidiltłʼééh
|
dazhdiltłʼééh
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
déstłʼá
|
deeltłʼá
|
dadeeltłʼá
|
| 2nd person
|
díníltłʼá
|
disoołtłʼá
|
dadisoołtłʼá
|
| 3rd person
|
deestłʼá
|
dadeestłʼá
|
| 4th person
|
jideestłʼá
|
dazhdeestłʼá
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dideeshtłʼééł
|
didiiltłʼééł
|
dadidiiltłʼééł
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| 2nd person
|
didííltłʼééł
|
didoołtłʼééł
|
dadidoołtłʼééł
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| 3rd person
|
didooltłʼééł
|
dadidooltłʼééł
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| 4th person
|
dizhdooltłʼééł
|
dazhdidooltłʼééł
|
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tłʼééh
- OPTATIVE: -tłʼééł