Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

iiłtsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she is stretching it away (a rope, a wire)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iistsʼǫǫd iiltsʼǫǫd adeiiltsʼǫǫd
2nd person aniłtsʼǫǫd oołtsʼǫǫd adaałtsʼǫǫd
3rd person iiłtsʼǫǫd adeiłtsʼǫǫd
4th person ajiłtsʼǫǫd adajiłtsʼǫǫd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d iiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d adasiiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person ííníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d oołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d adasoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person ayííłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d adeistsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person ajííłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d adajistsʼǫ́ǫ́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeestsʼǫł adiiltsʼǫł adadiiltsʼǫł
2nd person adííłtsʼǫł adoołtsʼǫł adadoołtsʼǫł
3rd person iidoołtsʼǫł adeidoołtsʼǫł
4th person azhdoołtsʼǫł adazhdoołtsʼǫł

Verbal stems edit

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

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