Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).
Verb
ditłíísh
- he/she is starts to fly or fall along
- he/she gets a promotion (at work)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dishtłíísh
|
diitłíísh
|
dadiitłíísh
|
| 2nd person
|
dítłíísh
|
dohtłíísh
|
dadohtłíísh
|
| 3rd person
|
ditłíísh
|
daditłíísh
|
| 4th person
|
jiditłíísh
|
dazhditłíísh
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
détłizh
|
deetłizh
|
dadeetłizh
|
| 2nd person
|
dínítłizh
|
dishootłizh
|
dadishootłizh
|
| 3rd person
|
deezhtłizh
|
dadeezhtłizh
|
| 4th person
|
jideezhtłizh
|
dazhdeezhtłizh
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dideeshtłish
|
didiitłish
|
dadidiitłish
|
| 2nd person
|
didíítłish
|
didoohtłish
|
dadidoohtłish
|
| 3rd person
|
didootłish
|
dadidootłish
|
| 4th person
|
dizhdootłish
|
dazhdidootłish
|
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tłish
- OPTATIVE: -tłíísh