ntsáhákees
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (atelic, circuital) + -tsí- (“mental”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, passive) + -kees (continuative stem of root -KÉÉZ, “to think”).
Verb
editntsáhákees
- (spatial passive) to receive thought, be thought about, be considered, be given thought
Conjugation
editParadigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | ntsáhákees |
| PERFECTIVE | ntsáháskééz |
| FUTURE | ntsíhodookos |
| ITERATIVE | ntsínáhákos |
| OPTATIVE | ntsóhókees |
Noun
editntsáhákees
Usage notes
editNtsáhákees is closely associated with the east (haʼaʼaah) and the color white (łigaii).
Alternative forms
editSee also
editCategories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with tsí- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -KÉÉZ (think)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the continuative (∅/si) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- nv:Thinking