ałtso
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼá- (comparative) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tso (imperfective stem of root -TSOH, “to be big”)
Verb
[edit]ałtso
- all completed, finished, all of it, entirely
- Ałtso yishdlą́ą́ʼ ― I drank it all.
- (with plural meaning) all of us / you / them (3+), everyone, everybody.
- Tʼáá ánółtso nihighan hólǫ́. ― You all have a house.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), plural only, with some irregularities
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | tʼáá áníiltso | ? |
| 2nd person | — | tʼáá ánółtso | ? |
| 3rd person | tʼáá ałtso | ? | |
| 4th person | tʼáá ájíłtso | ? | |
Note: 3rd person gets a low tone.
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ʼá- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOH (big)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in plural only
- Navajo irregular verbs
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect