Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-teeł (imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).

Verb edit

haateeł

  1. he/she/it is sliding up out

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashteeł haiidteeł hadeiidteeł
2nd person haniteeł haahteeł hadaahteeł
3rd person haateeł hadaateeł
4th person hajiteeł hadajiteeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person háátéél haiidtéél hadasiidtéél
2nd person háínítéél haootéél hadasootéél
3rd person háátéél hadaaztéél
4th person hajíítéél hadajiztéél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshtił hadiidtił hadadiidtił
2nd person hadíítił hadoohtił hadadoohtił
3rd person hadootił hadadootił
4th person hazhdootił hadazhdootił

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -tił
  • OPTATIVE: -teeł

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