Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼÁ, “to trot”).
Verb
iiltłʼééh
- he/she/it is trotting away, jogging away
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
iishtłʼééh
|
iiltłʼééh
|
adeiiltłʼééh
|
| 2nd person
|
aniltłʼééh
|
oołtłʼééh
|
adaałtłʼééh
|
| 3rd person
|
iiltłʼééh
|
adaaltłʼééh
|
| 4th person
|
ajiltłʼééh
|
adajiltłʼééh
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
eeshtłʼá
|
iiltłʼá
|
adasiiltłʼá
|
| 2nd person
|
ííníltłʼá
|
oołtłʼá
|
adasoołtłʼá
|
| 3rd person
|
eeltłʼá
|
adaastłʼá
|
| 4th person
|
ajooltłʼá
|
adajistłʼá
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
adeeshtłʼééł
|
adiiltłʼééł
|
adadiiltłʼééł
|
| 2nd person
|
adííltłʼééł
|
adoołtłʼééł
|
adadoołtłʼééł
|
| 3rd person
|
adooltłʼééł
|
adadooltłʼééł
|
| 4th person
|
azhdooltłʼééł
|
adazhdooltłʼééł
|
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tłʼééh
- OPTATIVE: -tłʼééł