Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-dzį́į́s (continuative imperfective stem of root -DZĮ́Į́Z, “to pull”).

Verb edit

neidzį́į́s

  1. he/she is dragging it around, towing it around

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naasdzį́į́s neiidzį́į́s ndeiidzį́į́s
2nd person nanidzį́į́s naahdzį́į́s ndaahdzį́į́s
3rd person neidzį́į́s ndeidzį́į́s
4th person njidzį́į́s ndajidzį́į́s
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nisédzį́į́z nisiidzį́į́z ndasiidzį́į́z
2nd person nisínídzį́į́z nisoodzį́į́z ndasoodzį́į́z
3rd person neizdzį́į́z ndeizdzį́į́z
4th person njizdzį́į́z ndajizdzį́į́z
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeesdzį́į́s ndiidzį́į́s ndadiidzį́į́s
2nd person ndíídzį́į́s ndoohdzį́į́s ndadoohdzį́į́s
3rd person neidoodzį́į́s ndeidoodzį́į́s
4th person nizhdoodzį́į́s ndazhdoodzį́į́s

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -dzį́į́s
  • OPTATIVE: -dzį́į́s

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