nitséés

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tséés (imperfective stem of root -TSIZ, “to die out, to become extinguished”).

Verb

nitséés

it goes out, dies (a fire, a light, a motor)
atsiniltłʼish nitséés. ― the electricity went out.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	nitséés
PERFECTIVE	neeztsiz
FUTURE	dínóotsis

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