niteeh

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -teeh (imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “to lie — 1 actor”).

Verb

niteeh

1. he/she is lying down, is moving into a reclining position

Usage notes

This stem is used for lying individually. For lying in pairs, see niteesh. For lying in groups of 3 or more subjects, see nijeeh.

Plural forms of this verb refer to several people lying independently one from another, not forming a group.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishteeh	niiteeh	daniiteeh
2nd person	níteeh	nohteeh	danohteeh
3rd person	niteeh		daniteeh
4th person	jiniteeh		dazhniteeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nétį́	neetį́	daneetį́
2nd person	nínítį́	sinootį́	dasinootį́
3rd person	neeztį́		daneeztį́
4th person	jineeztį́		dazhneeztį́

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dínéeshtééł	díníitééł	dadíníitééł
2nd person	díníítééł	dínóohtééł	dadínóohtééł
3rd person	dínóotééł		dadínóotééł
4th person	dízhnóotééł		dazhdínóotééł

Related terms

• sitį́ (“he/she/it is in the lying position”)
• naaztį́

See also

• niteeh (1), niteesh (2), nijeeh (3+) (“to lie down”)
• nidaah (1), nikeeh (2), dinibįįh (3+) (“to sit down”)