Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb edit

haiłʼeeł

  1. he/she is straining it (a liquid or powdery substance)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashʼeeł haiilʼeeł hadeiilʼeeł
2nd person haniłʼeeł haałʼeeł hadaałʼeeł
3rd person haiłʼeeł hadeiłʼeeł
4th person hajiłʼeeł hadajiłʼeeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hááłʼéél haiilʼéél hadasiilʼéél
2nd person háíníłʼéél haoołʼéél hadasoołʼéél
3rd person hayííłʼéél hadeisʼéél
4th person hajííłʼéél hadajisʼéél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshʼoł hadiilʼoł hadadiilʼoł
2nd person hadííłʼoł hadoołʼoł hadadoołʼoł
3rd person haidoołʼoł hadeidoołʼoł
4th person hazhdoołʼoł hadazhdoołʼoł

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł

Related terms edit