chʼétʼééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
[edit]chʼétʼééh
- it extends out horizontally (as a rope, a wire or a fence)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | chʼétʼééh |
| PERFECTIVE | chʼínítʼiʼ |
| FUTURE | chʼídootih |