yidiséí

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zéí (imperfective stem of root -ZÉÍ, “to crumble”).

Verb

yidiséí

1. he/she is crumbling it, breaking it into crumbs

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	diséí	diilzéí	dadiilzéí
2nd person	díséí	dohséí	dadohséí
3rd person	yidiséí		deidiséí
4th person	jidiséí		dazhdiséí

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dííséí	diilzéí	dadiilzéí
2nd person	dííníséí	dooséí	dadooséí
3rd person	yidííséí		deidííséí
4th person	jidííséí		dazhdííséí

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dideesséí	didiilzéí	dadidiilzéí
2nd person	didííséí	didoohséí	dadidoohséí
3rd person	yididooséí		deididooséí
4th person	dizhdooséí		dazhdidooséí

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -séí = -ł+zéí
• PERFECTIVE: -séí
• FUTURE: -séí
• ITERATIVE: -séí
• OPTATIVE: -séí

Related terms

• dizéí