Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb edit

haiłtsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she is stretching ou pulling it up out (as a worm, a plant, a hair)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haastsʼǫǫd haiiltsʼǫǫd hadeiiltsʼǫǫd
2nd person haniłtsʼǫǫd haałtsʼǫǫd hadaałtsʼǫǫd
3rd person haiłtsʼǫǫd hadeiłtsʼǫǫd
4th person hajiłtsʼǫǫd hadajiłtsʼǫǫd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haséłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d hasiiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d hadasiiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person hasíníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d hasoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d hadasoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person haistsʼǫ́ǫ́d hadeistsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person hajistsʼǫ́ǫ́d hadajistsʼǫ́ǫ́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeestsʼǫł hadiiltsʼǫł hadadiiltsʼǫł
2nd person hadííłtsʼǫł hadoołtsʼǫł hadadoołtsʼǫł
3rd person haidoołtsʼǫł hadeidoołtsʼǫł
4th person hazhdoołtsʼǫł hadazhdoołtsʼǫł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
  • PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d
  • FUTURE: -tsʼǫł
  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

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