ałtsʼééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼééh (durative imperfective stem of root -TSʼEEʼ, “to eat a mushy object”).
Verb
[edit]ałtsʼééh (intransitive)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | astsʼééh | iiltsʼééh | daʼiiltsʼééh |
| 2nd person | íłtsʼééh | ołtsʼééh | daʼołtsʼééh |
| 3rd person | ałtsʼééh | daʼałtsʼééh | |
| 4th person | ajiłtsʼééh | daʼjiłtsʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłtsʼeeʼ | iiltsʼeeʼ | daʼiiltsʼeeʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníłtsʼeeʼ | oołtsʼeeʼ | daʼoołtsʼeeʼ |
| 3rd person | ííłtsʼeeʼ | daʼííłtsʼeeʼ | |
| 4th person | ajííłtsʼeeʼ | daʼjííłtsʼeeʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeestsʼah | adiiltsʼah | daʼdiiltsʼah |
| 2nd person | adííłtsʼah | adoołtsʼah | daʼdoołtsʼah |
| 3rd person | adoołtsʼah | daʼdoołtsʼah | |
| 4th person | azhdoołtsʼah | dazhʼdoołtsʼah | |