Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼá- (thus) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-ʼį́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make, to act”)

Verb edit

átʼį́

  1. he/she does, acts
  2. (with bąąhági) he/she does something wrong, commits a crime, misbehaves

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person áshtʼį́ íitʼį́ ádeiitʼį́
2nd person ánítʼį́ óhtʼį́ (óohtʼį?) ádaohtʼį́
3rd person átʼį́ ádaatʼį́
4th person ájítʼį́ ádajitʼį́
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person íítʼį́į́d, áátʼį́į́d íitʼį́į́d ádeiitʼį́į́d
2nd person íínítʼį́į́d óohtʼį́į́d ádaahtʼį́į́d
3rd person íítʼį́į́d, áátʼį́į́d ádáátʼį́į́d
4th person ájítʼį́į́d ádajíítʼį́į́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ádeeshnííł ádiiʼnííł ádadiiʼnííł
2nd person ádíínííł ádoohnííł ádadoohnííł
3rd person ádoonííł ádadoonííł
4th person ázhdoonííł ádazhdoonííł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼį́
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼįįd
  • FUTURE: -nííł

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