násgai
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“around”) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -gai (neuter perfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).
Verb
[edit]násgai
- there is a circle of white
- Biwooʼ násgai. ― He has a good set of teeth (lit. his teeth form a white circle).
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | násgai | ńdaasgai | |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ná- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with si- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -GAII (white)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (si) aspect