naʼałkǫ́ǫ́ʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, thematic) + -kǫ́ǫ́ʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -KǪ́Ǫ́’, “to swim”).
Verb
editnaʼałkǫ́ǫ́ʼ
- he/she goes swimming, is swimming about
- (in the perfective) he/she swam to a location and swam back
Conjugation
editParadigm: Continuative (∅/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | naʼashkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | naʼiilkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼiilkǫ́ǫ́ʼ |
2nd person | naʼíłkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | naʼołkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼołkǫ́ǫ́ʼ |
3rd person | naʼałkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼałkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | |
4th person | nʼjiłkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼjiłkǫ́ǫ́ʼ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | niʼséłkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | niʼsiilkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼsiilkǫ́ǫ́ʼ |
2nd person | niʼsíníłkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | niʼsoołkǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼsoołkǫ́ǫ́ʼ |
3rd person | naʼaskǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼaskǫ́ǫ́ʼ | |
4th person | nʼjiskǫ́ǫ́ʼ | ndaʼjiskǫ́ǫ́ʼ |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nʼdeeshkǫǫł | nʼdiilkǫǫł | ndaʼdiilkǫǫł |
2nd person | nʼdííłkǫǫł | nʼdoołkǫǫł | ndaʼdoołkǫǫł |
3rd person | nʼdoołkǫǫł | ndaʼdoołkǫǫł | |
4th person | nizhʼdoołkǫǫł | ndazhʼdoołkǫǫł |
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECTIVE: -kǫ́ǫ́ʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -kǫ́ǫ́ʼ
- FUTURE: -kǫǫł
- ITERATIVE: -kǫ́ǫ́h
- OPTATIVE: -kǫ́ǫ́ʼ