chʼélyeed
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -yeed (imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to run — 1 actor”).
Verb
chʼélyeed
- he/she/it is running out horizontally (individually)
Usage notes
The stem is used for running individually. For movement in pairs, see chʼíhiʼnilchééh . For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼéjeeh .
Plural forms of this verb refer to several people running independently one from another.
- Chʼíniilwod — each of us ran out, we ran out each in his/her own direction.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshyeed | chʼíniilyeed | chʼídaniilyeed |
| 2nd person | chʼínílyeed | chʼínółyeed | chʼídanołyeed |
| 3rd person | chʼélyeed | chʼídaalyeed | |
| 4th person | chʼíjílyeed | chʼídajílyeed | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshwod | chʼíniilwod | chʼídaniilwod |
| 2nd person | chʼíínílwod | chʼínoołwod | chʼídanoołwod |
| 3rd person | chʼélwod | chʼídaaswod | |
| 4th person | chʼíjílwod | chʼídajiswod | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshwoł | chʼídiilwoł | chʼídadiilwoł |
| 2nd person | chʼídíílwoł | chʼídoołwoł | chʼídadoołwoł |
| 3rd person | chʼídoolwoł | chʼídadoolwoł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoolwoł | chʼídazhdoolwoł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -yeed
- PERFECTIVE: -wod
- FUTURE: -woł
- ITERATIVE: -woʼ
- OPTATIVE: -yeed