yilnood
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nood (imperfective stem of root -NÓÓD, “to dart”).
Verb
yilnood
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishnood | yiilnood | deiilnood |
| 2nd person | nilnood | wołnood | daałnood |
| 3rd person | yilnood | daalnood | |
| 4th person | jilnood | dajilnood | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishnóód | yiilnóód | dasiilnóód |
| 2nd person | yínílnóód | woołnóód | dasoołnóód |
| 3rd person | yilnóód | daasnóód | |
| 4th person | joolnóód | dajisnóód | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshnoł | diilnoł | dadiilnoł |
| 2nd person | díílnoł | doołnoł | dadoołnoł |
| 3rd person | doolnoł | dadoolnoł | |
| 4th person | jidoolnoł | dazhdoolnoł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -nood
- PERFECTIVE: -nóód
- FUTURE: -noł
- ITERATIVE: -noʼ
- OPTATIVE: -nood