átʼį́
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ati"
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼá- (“thus”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make, to act”)
Verb
[edit]átʼį́
- he/she does, acts
- (with bąąhági) he/she does something wrong, commits a crime, misbehaves
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | áshtʼį́ | íitʼį́ | ádeiitʼį́ |
| 2nd person | ánítʼį́ | óhtʼį́ (óohtʼį?) | ádaohtʼį́ |
| 3rd person | átʼį́ | ádaatʼį́ | |
| 4th person | ájítʼį́ | ádajitʼį́ | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | íítʼį́į́d, áátʼį́į́d | íitʼį́į́d | ádeiitʼį́į́d |
| 2nd person | íínítʼį́į́d | óohtʼį́į́d | ádaahtʼį́į́d |
| 3rd person | íítʼį́į́d, áátʼį́į́d | ádáátʼį́į́d | |
| 4th person | ájítʼį́į́d | ádajíítʼį́į́d | |
| 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: -tʼį́
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼįįd
- FUTURE: -nííł