naayéés
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (“downward”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).
Verb
editnaayéés
- it is sliding downward (as a boulder)
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | naayéés |
PERFECTIVE | nááyiz |
FUTURE | ndooyis |