naalzheeh

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -zheeh (continuative imperfective stem of root -ZHEEʼ, “to hunt”).

Verb

naalzheeh

he/she is hunting, goes hunting

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashzheeh	neiilzheeh	nideiilzheeh
2nd person	nanilzheeh	naałzheeh	nidaałzheeh
3rd person	naalzheeh		nidaalzheeh
4th person	nijilzheeh		nidajilzheeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishishzheeʼ	nishiilzheeʼ	nidashiilzheeʼ
2nd person	nishínílzheeʼ	nishoołzheeʼ	nidashoołzheeʼ
3rd person	naashzheeʼ		nidaashzheeʼ
4th person	nijishzheeʼ		nidajishzheeʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshzhah	ndiilzhah	ndadiilzhah
2nd person	ndíílzhah	ndoołzhah	ndadoołzhah
3rd person	ndoolzhah		ndadoolzhah
4th person	nizhdoolzhah		ndazhdoolzhah

Verbal stems

IMPERFECTIVE: -zheeh
PERFECTIVE: -zheeʼ
FUTURE: -zhah

Related terms

yilzhah