nineez

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -neez (neuter absolute stem of root -NEEZ, “to be long, tall”).

Verb

nineez

1. it is long; he/she is tall

   Kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii nineez. ― The train is long.

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter absolute (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nisneez	niiʼneez	daniiʼneez
2nd person	níneez	nohneez	danohneez
3rd person	nineez		danineez
4th person	jíneez		dajíneez
Other forms
Unspecified person	Spatial person	Passive A	Passive B
íneez	hóneez	—	—