dilʼéés

Navajo

Etymology

di- (“arms, legs”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼéés (imperfective stem of root -ʼEEZ, “to step”).

Verb

dilʼéés

1. he/she is stepping somewhere, placing his/her foot somewhere

Usage notes

This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	disʼéés	diilʼéés	dadiilʼéés
2nd person	dílʼéés	dołʼéés	dadołʼéés
3rd person	dilʼéés		dadilʼéés
4th person	jidilʼéés		dazhdilʼéés

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deesʼeez	diilʼeez	dadiilʼeez
2nd person	díínílʼeez	doołʼeez	dadoołʼeez
3rd person	doolʼeez		dadoolʼeez
4th person	jidoolʼeez		dazhdoolʼeez

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼéés
• PERFECTIVE: -ʼeez
• FUTURE: -ʼis
• ITERATIVE: -ʼis
• OPTATIVE: -ʼéés