naʼídíłkid
Navajo
Etymology
na- (“across”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -di- (“oral”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KID, “to ask”).
Verb
naʼídíłkid
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi), with some irregularities.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼídíshkid | naʼídíilkid | naʼídadíilkid |
| 2nd person | naʼídíłkid | naʼídółkid | naʼídadółkid |
| 3rd person | naʼídíłkid | naʼídadíłkid | |
| 4th person | naʼízhdíłkid | naʼídazhdíłkid | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼídééłkid | naʼídíilkid | naʼídadíilkid |
| 2nd person | naʼídííníłkid | naʼídóołkid | naʼídadóołkid |
| 3rd person | naʼídééłkid | naʼídadééłkid | |
| 4th person | naʼízhdééłkid | naʼídazhdééłkid | |