chʼííłtsʼǫǫd

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

chʼí- (out horizontally) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb edit

chʼííłtsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she is stretching or pulling it out horizontally (a rope, a wire)

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼínístsʼǫǫd chʼíniiltsʼǫǫd chʼídaniiltsʼǫǫd
2nd person chʼíníłtsʼǫǫd chʼínółtsʼǫǫd chʼídanołtsʼǫǫd
3rd person chʼííłtsʼǫǫd chʼídeíłtsʼǫǫd
4th person chʼíjíłtsʼǫǫd chʼídajíłtsʼǫǫd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d chʼíniiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d chʼídaniiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person chʼííníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d chʼínoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d chʼídanoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person chʼíiníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d chʼídeistsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person chʼízhníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d chʼídajistsʼǫ́ǫ́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼídeestsʼǫł chʼídiiltsʼǫł chʼídadiiltsʼǫł
2nd person chʼídííłtsʼǫł chʼídoołtsʼǫł chʼídadoołtsʼǫł
3rd person chʼíidoołtsʼǫł chʼídeidoołtsʼǫł
4th person chʼízhdoołtsʼǫł chʼídazhdoołtsʼǫł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
  • PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d
  • FUTURE: -tsʼǫł
  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

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