yidlą́
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dlą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -DLĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to drink”).
Usage notes
This verb is also used for eating foods that are mostly liquid, like soup.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdlą́ | yiidlą́ | deiidlą́ |
| 2nd person | nidlą́ | wohdlą́ | daahdlą́ |
| 3rd person | yidlą́ | deidlą́ | |
| 4th person | jidlą́ | dajidlą́ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdlą́ą́ʼ | yiidlą́ą́ʼ | deiidlą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | yínídlą́ą́ʼ | woohdlą́ą́ʼ | daoohdlą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yoodlą́ą́ʼ | dayoodlą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | joodlą́ą́ʼ | dajoodlą́ą́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshdlį́į́ł | diidlį́į́ł | dadiidlį́į́ł |
| 2nd person | díídlį́į́ł | doohdlį́į́ł | dadoohdlį́į́ł |
| 3rd person | yidoodlį́į́ł | deidoodlį́į́ł | |
| 4th person | jidoodlį́į́ł | dazhdoodlį́į́ł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -dlą́
- PERFECTIVE: -dlą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -dlį́į́ł
- ITERATIVE: -dlį́į́h
- OPTATIVE: -dlą́ą́ʼ
Related terms
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