Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -teeł (imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).
Verb
diteeł
- he/she/it starts to slide along
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dishteeł
|
diidteeł
|
dadiidteeł
|
| 2nd person
|
díteeł
|
dohteeł
|
dadohteeł
|
| 3rd person
|
diteeł
|
daditeeł
|
| 4th person
|
jiditeeł
|
dazhditeeł
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
détéél
|
deedtéél
|
dadeedtéél
|
| 2nd person
|
dínítéél
|
disootéél
|
dadisootéél
|
| 3rd person
|
deeztéél
|
dadeeztéél
|
| 4th person
|
jideeztéél
|
dazhdeeztéél
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dideeshtił
|
didiidtił
|
dadidiidtił
|
| 2nd person
|
didíítił
|
didoohtił
|
dadidoohtił
|
| 3rd person
|
didootił
|
dadidootił
|
| 4th person
|
dizhdootił
|
dazhdidootił
|
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tił
- OPTATIVE: -teeł