kʼiidilé

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kʼi- (plant) + -di- (thematic) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-lé (imperfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).

Verb[edit]

kʼiidilé

  1. he/she is planting it

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person kʼidishłé kʼidiilyé kʼidadiilyé
2nd person kʼidílé kʼidohłé kʼidadohłé
3rd person kʼiidilé kʼideidilé
4th person kʼizhdilé kʼidazhdilé
Other forms
Unspecified person Spatial person Passive A Passive B
kʼidilyé
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person kʼidíílá kʼidiilyá kʼidadiilyá
2nd person kʼidíínílá kʼidoolá kʼidadoolá
3rd person kʼiidíílá kʼideideezlá
4th person kʼizhdíílá kʼidazhdeezlá
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person kʼidideeshłééł kʼididiilyééł kʼidadidiilyééł
2nd person kʼididíílééł kʼididoohłééł kʼidadidoohłééł
3rd person kʼiididoolééł kʼideididoolééł
4th person kʼizhdidoolééł kʼidazhdidoolééł