yibadooghááh
Navajo
Etymology
b- (thematic) + -ba- (“use up, exhaust”) + -di- (thematic)
- ∅- (classifier) + -ghááh (imperfective stem of root -YÁ, “to go — 1 actor”)
- ∅- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go — 2 actors”)
- d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3 actors”)
Verb
yibadooghááh
- to go through it, use it all up, use every last bit of it, exhaust it, finish it (for example, money, a quantity of food)
- to go through it (an ordeal or challenge)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bibadooshááh | bibadiitʼaash | bibadookááh |
| 2nd person | bibadoónááh | bibadoohʼaash | bibadoohkááh |
| 3rd person | yibadooghááh | yibadiʼaash | yibadookááh |
| 4th person | bibazhdooghááh | bibazhdiʼaash | bibazhdookááh |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bibadéyá | bibadeetʼáázh | bibadeekai |
| 2nd person | bibadíníyá | bibadisooʼáázh | bibadisoohkai |
| 3rd person | yibadooyá | yibazdoozhʼáázh | yibadooskai |
| 4th person | bibazhdooyá | bibazdoozhʼáázh | bibazdooskai |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bibadideeshááł | bibadidiitʼash | bibadidiikah |
| 2nd person | bibadidíínááł | bibadidoohʼash | bibadidoohkah |
| 3rd person | yibadidoogááł | yibadidooʼash | yibadidookah |
| 4th person | bibadizhdoogááł | bibadizhdooʼash | bibadizhdookah |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bibańdíshdááh | bibańdiitʼash | bibańdiikah |
| 2nd person | bibańdídááh | bibańdóhʼash | bibańdóhkah |
| 3rd person | yibańdídááh | yibańdíʼash | yibańdíkah |
| 4th person | bibanízhdídááh | bibanízhdíʼash | bibanízhdíkah |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bibadóshaʼ | bibadootʼaash | bibadookááh |
| 2nd person | bibadóóyaʼ | bibadoohʼaash | bibadoohkááh |
| 3rd person | yibadóyaʼ | yibadóʼaash | yibadókááh |
| 4th person | bibazhdóyaʼ | bibazhdóʼaash | bibazhdókááh |