Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

iitsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she/it is stretching (his body or neck) away, leaning away

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iistsʼǫǫd iitsʼǫǫd adeiitsʼǫǫd
2nd person anitsʼǫǫd oohtsʼǫǫd adaahtsʼǫǫd
3rd person iitsʼǫǫd adaatsʼǫǫd
4th person ajitsʼǫǫd adajitsʼǫǫd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person íítsʼǫ́ǫ́d iitsʼǫ́ǫ́d adasiitsʼǫ́ǫ́d
2nd person íínítsʼǫ́ǫ́d ootsʼǫ́ǫ́d adasootsʼǫ́ǫ́d
3rd person íítsʼǫ́ǫ́d adaaztsʼǫ́ǫ́d
4th person ajíítsʼǫ́ǫ́d adajiztsʼǫ́ǫ́d
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeestsʼǫł adiitsʼǫł adadiitsʼǫł
2nd person adíítsʼǫł adoohtsʼǫł adadoohtsʼǫł
3rd person adootsʼǫł adadootsʼǫł
4th person azhdootsʼǫł adazhdootsʼǫł

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

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