Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -yeed (imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to run — 1 actor”).
Verb
dilyeed
- he/she/it starts to run along
Usage notes
The stem used for one subject is different from the stem used for multiple subjects. For two subjects, see ahidíʼnílchééh; for three or more subjects, see dijeeh.
Plural forms of this verb refer to several people running independently one from another.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dishyeed
|
diilyeed
|
dadiilyeed
|
| 2nd person
|
dílyeed
|
dołyeed
|
dadołyeed
|
| 3rd person
|
dilyeed
|
dadilyeed
|
| 4th person
|
jidilyeed
|
dazhdilyeed
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
déswod
|
deelwod
|
dadeelwod
|
| 2nd person
|
dínílwod
|
disoołwod
|
dadisoołwod
|
| 3rd person
|
deeswod
|
dadeeswod
|
| 4th person
|
jideeswod
|
dazhdeeswod
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dideeshwoł
|
didiilwoł
|
dadidiilwoł
|
| 2nd person
|
didíílwoł
|
didoołwoł
|
dadidoołwoł
|
| 3rd person
|
didoolwoł
|
dadidoolwoł
|
| 4th person
|
dizhdoolwoł
|
dazhdidoolwoł
|
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -yeed
- PERFECTIVE: -wod
- FUTURE: -woł
- ITERATIVE: -woʼ
- OPTATIVE: -yeed