Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tsʼǫǫd (continuative imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb edit

naatsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she is stretching his/her neck about, is gawking around
  2. (imperfective only) it is elastic, it stretches

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naastsʼǫǫd neiitsʼǫǫd ndeiitsʼǫǫd
2nd person nanitsʼǫǫd naahtsʼǫǫd ndaahtsʼǫǫd
3rd person naatsʼǫǫd ndaatsʼǫǫd
4th person njitsʼǫǫd ndajitsʼǫǫd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nisétsʼǫ́ǫ́d nisiitsʼǫ́ǫ́d ndasiitsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person nisínítsʼǫ́ǫ́d nisootsʼǫ́ǫ́d ndasootsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person naaztsʼǫ́ǫ́d ndaaztsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person njiztsʼǫ́ǫ́d ndajiztsʼǫ́ǫ́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeestsʼǫł ndiitsʼǫł ndadiitsʼǫł
2nd person ndíítsʼǫł ndoohtsʼǫł ndadoohtsʼǫł
3rd person ndootsʼǫł ndadootsʼǫł
4th person nizhdootsʼǫł ndazhdootsʼǫł

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

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