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Etymology

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y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tsʼį́į́h (transitional imperfective stem of root -TSʼĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to hear”).

Verb

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yidiitsʼį́į́h

  1. he/she hears it
  2. he/she understands it, comprehends it

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Transitional (yii/si), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person diistsʼį́į́h diitsʼį́į́h dadiitsʼį́į́h
2nd person diitsʼį́į́h doohtsʼį́į́h dadoohtsʼį́į́h
3rd person yidiitsʼį́į́h deidiitsʼį́į́h
4th person jidiitsʼį́į́h dazhdiitsʼį́į́h
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person disétsʼą́ą́ʼ disiitsʼą́ą́ʼ dadisiitsʼą́ą́ʼ
2nd person disínítsʼą́ą́ʼ disootsʼą́ą́ʼ dadisootsʼą́ą́ʼ
3rd person yidiiztsʼą́ą́ʼ deidiiztsʼą́ą́ʼ
4th person jidiiztsʼą́ą́ʼ dazdiiztsʼą́ą́ʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideestsʼį́į́ł didiitsʼį́į́ł dadidiitsʼį́į́ł
2nd person didíítsʼį́į́ł didoohtsʼį́į́ł dadidoohtsʼį́į́ł
3rd person yididootsʼį́į́ł deididootsʼį́į́ł
4th person dizhdootsʼį́į́ł dazhdidootsʼį́į́ł

Verbal stems

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  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼį́į́h
  • PERFECTIVE: -tsʼą́ą́ʼ
  • FUTURE: -tsʼį́į́ł
  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼį́į́h
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼą́ą́ʼ
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