Verbs with D-classifier
More verbs: ni#D+ush~deł 'dance'
The verb ni#D+ush has several interesting properties.
- It has a ni-prefix in the disjunct zone. This means that the Glottal Stop Insertion Rule applies.
- The verb stem ush does not begin with a glottal, but with the vowel u. Therefore, the D-classifier and the verb stem merge into one syllable, dush.
- This verb has two verb stems. One of them is used for singular subjects, and one of them for plural subjects. For a speaker of English, this does not make much sense: why use a different word for a single activity as opposed to a group activity? From the Dena'ina point of view though, there is a difference between just one person dancing and a bunch of people dancing all together. This is just something you have to remember about this verb.
- Note that the stem deł does not take the D-classifier, but the Ø-classifier.
| 1st Sg. | ni'eshdush | I dance | no audio |
| 2nd Sg. | nindush | you (sg.) dance | no audio |
| 3rd Sg. | nidush | s/he dances | no audio |
| From here on, the other verb stem is used. Remember that it takes the Ø-classifier! | |||
| 1st Pl. | nich'deł | we dance | no audio |
| 2nd Pl. | ni'ehdeł | you (pl.) dance | no audio |
| 3rd Pl. | niqedeł | they dance | no audio |
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