naaʼeeł
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editnaaʼeeł
- he/she is floating about
- Dah naaʼeeł ― he floats on the surface.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashʼeeł | neiiʼeeł | nideiiʼeeł |
| 2nd person | naniʼeeł | naahʼeeł | nidaahʼeeł |
| 3rd person | naaʼeeł | nidaaʼeeł | |
| 4th person | nijiʼeeł | nidajiʼeeł | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséʼéél | nisiiʼéél | nidasiiʼéél |
| 2nd person | nisíníʼéél | nisooʼéél | nidasooʼéél |
| 3rd person | naazʼéél | nidaazʼéél | |
| 4th person | nijizʼéél | nidajizʼéél | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshʼoł | ndiiʼoł | ndadiiʼoł |
| 2nd person | ndííʼoł | ndoohʼoł | ndadoohʼoł |
| 3rd person | ndooʼoł | ndadooʼoł | |
| 4th person | nizhdooʼoł | ndazhdooʼoł | |