neiłtseed

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tseed (continuative imperfective stem of root -TSEED, “to pound, to kill plural objects”).

Verb

neiłtseed

1. he/she is killing them, slaughtering them
2. he/she is breaking it apart, shattering it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naastseed	neiiltseed	ndeiiltseed
2nd person	naniłtseed	naałtseed	ndaałtseed
3rd person	neiłtseed		ndeiłtseed
4th person	njiłtseed		ndajiłtseed

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséłtseed	nisiiltseed	ndasiiltseed
2nd person	nisíníłtseed	nisoołtseed	ndasoołtseed
3rd person	neistseed		ndeistseed
4th person	njistseed		ndajistseed

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeestsił	ndiiltsił	ndadiiltsił
2nd person	ndííłtsił	ndoołtsił	ndadoołtsił
3rd person	neidoołtsił		ndeidoołtsił
4th person	nizhdoołtsił		ndazhdoołtsił

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tsiʼ
• OPTATIVE: -tseed

Related terms

• haiłtsééd
• yitsid

See also

• yighą́
• yiyiiłhé