yilghał
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ghał (durative imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to eat meat”).
Verb
yilghał (transitive)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishghał | yiilghał | deiilghał |
| 2nd person | nilghał | wołghał | daałghał |
| 3rd person | yilghał | deilghał | |
| 4th person | jilghał | dajilghał | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishghal | yiilghal | deiilghal |
| 2nd person | yínílghal | woołghal | daoołghal |
| 3rd person | yoolghal | dayoolghal | |
| 4th person | joolghal | dajoolghal | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshghał | diilghał | dadiilghał |
| 2nd person | díílghał | doołghał | dadoołghał |
| 3rd person | yidoolghał | deidoolghał | |
| 4th person | jidoolghał | dazhdoolghał | |