Navajo
Verb
yileeh
- he/she is becoming
- Áłah daaleeh.
- They meet, they congregate, they gather (lit. they become together).
- Áłah aleeh.
- There are meetings, a convention takes place (lit. unspecified persons gather).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si)
The si-Perfective seems to be a characteristic of the root more than an aspectual distinction.
| PERFECTIVE |
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
sélį́į́ʼ |
siidlį́į́ʼ |
dasiidlį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person |
sínílį́į́ʼ |
soolį́į́ʼ |
dasoolį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person |
silį́į́ʼ |
daazlį́į́ʼ |
| 4th person |
jizlį́į́ʼ |
dajizlį́į́ʼ |
| Unspecified |
azlį́į́ʼ |
Passive A |
Passive B |
| Spatial |
hazlį́į́ʼ |
— |
— |
| FUTURE |
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
deeshłeeł |
diileeł |
dadiileeł |
| 2nd person |
dííleeł |
doohłeeł |
dadoohłeeł |
| 3rd person |
dooleeł |
dadooleeł |
| 4th person |
jidooleeł |
dazhdooleeł |
| ITERATIVE |
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
náshdleeh |
néiidleeh |
nídeiidleeh |
| 2nd person |
nánídleeh |
náhdleeh |
nídaahdleeh |
| 3rd person |
nádleeh |
nídaadleeh |
| 4th person |
ńjídleeh |
ńdajidleeh |
| OPTATIVE |
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
wóshłeʼ |
wooleʼ |
daooleʼ |
| 2nd person |
wóóleʼ |
woohłeʼ |
daoohłeʼ |
| 3rd person |
wóleʼ |
daóleʼ |
| 4th person |
jóleʼ |
dajóleʼ |
See also