ánééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼá- (“thus”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to do, to make”)
Verb
[edit]ánééh
- he/she does, acts
- (with yéigo) he/she gets worse
- (with bąąhági) he/she does something wrong, commits a crime, misbehaves
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | áshnééh | íiʼnééh | ádeiiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | ánínééh | óhnééh | ádaohnééh |
| 3rd person | ánééh | ádaanééh | |
| 4th person | ájínééh | ádajinééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ásdzaa, íisdzaa | íidzaa | ádeiidzaa |
| 2nd person | íinidzaa | óohdzaa | ádaoohdzaa |
| 3rd person | ádzaa | ádaadzah | |
| 4th person | ájiidzaa | ádajiidzaa | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ádeeshnííł | ádiiʼnííł | ádadiiʼnííł |
| 2nd person | ádíínííł | ádoohnííł | ádadoohnííł |
| 3rd person | ádoonííł | ádadoonííł | |
| 4th person | ázhdoonííł | ádazhdoonííł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -nééh
- PERFECTIVE: -dzaa
- FUTURE: -nííł