Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -yeed (imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to run — 1 actor”).
Pronunciation
Verb
iilyeed
- he/she/it is running away out of sight
Usage notes
The stem used for one subject is different from the stem used for multiple subjects. For two subjects, see ahiʼnilchééh; for three or more subjects, see iijeeh.
Plural forms of this verb refer to several people running independently one from another.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
iishyeed
|
iilyeed
|
adeiilyeed
|
| 2nd person
|
anilyeed
|
oołyeed
|
adaałyeed
|
| 3rd person
|
iilyeed
|
adaalyeed
|
| 4th person
|
ajilyeed
|
adajilyeed
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
eeshwod
|
iilwod
|
adasiilwod
|
| 2nd person
|
íínílwod
|
oołwod
|
adasoołwod
|
| 3rd person
|
eelwod
|
adaaswod
|
| 4th person
|
ajoolwod
|
adajiswod
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
adeeshwoł
|
adiilwoł
|
adadiilwoł
|
| 2nd person
|
adíílwoł
|
adoołwoł
|
adadoołwoł
|
| 3rd person
|
adoolwoł
|
adadoolwoł
|
| 4th person
|
azhdoolwoł
|
adazhdoolwoł
|
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -yeed
- PERFECTIVE: -wod
- FUTURE: -woł
- ITERATIVE: -woʼ
- OPTATIVE: -yeed