naʼídíłkid
Navajo
Etymology
na- (“across”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -di- (“oral”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KID, “to ask”).
Verb
naʼídíłkid
- he/she is asking a question, making an inquiry
- second-person singular imperfective of naʼídíłkid
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi), with some irregularities.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼídíshkid | naʼídíilkid | naʼídadíilkid |
| 2nd person | naʼídíłkid | naʼídółkid | naʼídadółkid |
| 3rd person | naʼídíłkid | naʼídadíłkid | |
| 4th person | naʼízhdíłkid | naʼídazhdíłkid | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼídééłkid | naʼídíilkid | naʼídadíilkid |
| 2nd person | naʼídííníłkid | naʼídóołkid | naʼídadóołkid |
| 3rd person | naʼídééłkid | naʼídadééłkid | |
| 4th person | naʼízhdééłkid | naʼídazhdééłkid | |
Derived terms
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