diidiłjeeh

Navajo

di- (“into fire”, disjunct prefix) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -jeeh (imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to lay down, to position — 3+ objects of animate, stick-like or string-like classes”).

Lit. to lay them (wood sticks) into fire.

Verb

diidiłjeeh

1. he/she is making it, starting it, building it (a fire)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	didishjeeh	didiiljeeh	didadiiljeeh
2nd person	didíłjeeh	didołjeeh	didadołjeeh
3rd person	diidiłjeeh		dideidiłjeeh
4th person	dizhdiłjeeh		didazhdiłjeeh

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	didííłjééʼ	didiiljééʼ	didadiiljééʼ
2nd person	didííníłjééʼ	didoołjééʼ	didadoołjééʼ
3rd person	diidííłjééʼ		dideidííłjééʼ
4th person	dizhdííłjééʼ		didazhdííłjééʼ

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	didideeshjah	dididiiljah	didadidiiljah
2nd person	dididííłjah	dididoołjah	didadidoołjah
3rd person	diididoołjah		dideididoołjah
4th person	dizhdidoołjah		didazhdidoołjah

Related terms

• IMPERFECTIVE: -jeeh
• PERFECTIVE: -jééʼ
• FUTURE: -jah
• ITERATIVE: -jah
• OPTATIVE: -jeeh