shitéézh

Navajo

Etymology

si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -téézh (neuter perfective stem of root -TÉÉZH, “to lie — 2 actors”).

Verb

shitéézh

they (a pair of animate subjects) are lying somewhere, are reclining

Usage notes

This verb refers to a single pair. For multiple pairs, use the verb naazhtéézh.

The stem used for subjects in pairs is different from the stem used for subjects acting individually or in groups. For separate subjects, see sitį́; for a group of three or more subjects, see shijééʼ.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si).

PERFECTIVE	duoplural
1st person	shiitéézh
2nd person	shootéézh
3rd person	shitéézh
4th person	jizhtéézh

Related terms

ashtéézh (“sexual intercourse”)
niteesh (“the two of them are in the process of lying down”)