yadidiilnííh
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Etymology
ya- (“up or down, vertically”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -di- (inceptive) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nííh (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).
Verb
yadidiilnííh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yadidiishnííh | yadidiilnííh | yadadidiilnííh |
| 2nd person | yadidiilnííh | yadidoołnííh | yadadidoołnííh |
| 3rd person | yadidiilnííh | yadadidiilnííh | |
| 4th person | yazhdidiilnííh | yadazhdidiilnííh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yadidiishniiʼ | yadidiilniiʼ | yadadidiilniiʼ |
| 2nd person | yadidinilniiʼ | yadidoołniiʼ | yadadidoołniiʼ |
| 3rd person | yadidiilniiʼ | yadadidiilniiʼ | |
| 4th person | yazhdidiilniiʼ | yadazhdidiilniiʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yadidideeshnih | yadididiilnih | yadadididiilnih |
| 2nd person | yadididíílnih | yadididoołnih | yadadididoołnih |
| 3rd person | yadididoolnih | yadadididoolnih | |
| 4th person | yadizhdidoolnih | yadadizhdidoolnih | |
Related terms
- nayiiłniih
- néininih