neiłtseed
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tseed (continuative imperfective stem of root -TSEED, “to pound, to kill plural objects”).
Verb
editneiłtseed
- he/she is killing them, slaughtering them
- he/she is breaking it apart, shattering it
Conjugation
editParadigm: Continuative (∅/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | naastseed | neiiltseed | ndeiiltseed |
2nd person | naniłtseed | naałtseed | ndaałtseed |
3rd person | neiłtseed | ndeiłtseed | |
4th person | njiłtseed | ndajiłtseed |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | niséłtseed | nisiiltseed | ndasiiltseed |
2nd person | nisíníłtseed | nisoołtseed | ndasoołtseed |
3rd person | neistseed | ndeistseed | |
4th person | njistseed | ndajistseed |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ndeestsił | ndiiltsił | ndadiiltsił |
2nd person | ndííłtsił | ndoołtsił | ndadoołtsił |
3rd person | neidoołtsił | ndeidoołtsił | |
4th person | nizhdoołtsił | ndazhdoołtsił |
Verbal stems
edit- ITERATIVE: -tsiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -tseed