haiłʼeeł
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
haiłʼeeł
- he/she is straining it (a liquid or powdery substance)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | haashʼeeł | haiilʼeeł | hadeiilʼeeł |
| 2nd person | haniłʼeeł | haałʼeeł | hadaałʼeeł |
| 3rd person | haiłʼeeł | hadeiłʼeeł | |
| 4th person | hajiłʼeeł | hadajiłʼeeł | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hááłʼéél | haiilʼéél | hadasiilʼéél |
| 2nd person | háíníłʼéél | haoołʼéél | hadasoołʼéél |
| 3rd person | hayííłʼéél | hadeisʼéél | |
| 4th person | hajííłʼéél | hadajisʼéél | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadeeshʼoł | hadiilʼoł | hadadiilʼoł |
| 2nd person | hadííłʼoł | hadoołʼoł | hadadoołʼoł |
| 3rd person | haidoołʼoł | hadeidoołʼoł | |
| 4th person | hazhdoołʼoł | hadazhdoołʼoł | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł