naatʼaʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -tʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editnaatʼaʼ
- to fly around (a bird or an airplane); (in the perfective) to make a round-trip flying
- Shił naatʼaʼ. ― I fly around on it. (lit. It flies around with me)
Conjugation
editParadigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | — | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | naatʼaʼ | nidaatʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | — | — | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | — | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | naastʼaʼ | nidaastʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | — | — | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | — | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | nidootʼah | nidadootʼah | |
| 4th person | — | — | |
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
- CONTINUATIVE: -tʼaʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
- FUTURE: -tʼah
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼAʼ (fly)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the continuative (∅/si) aspect
- nv:Aviation