néíłhéés
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“around”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn”).
Verb
[edit]néíłhéés
- he/she is turning it around (as a wheel or a crank)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | násxéés | néiilyéés | ńdeiilyéés |
| 2nd person | náníłhéés | náłhéés | ńdaałhéés |
| 3rd person | náłhéés | ńdaałhéés | |
| 4th person | ńjíłhéés | ńdajiłhéés | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níséłhiz | nísiilyiz | ńdasiilyiz |
| 2nd person | nísíníłhiz | nísoołhiz | ńdasoołhiz |
| 3rd person | násxiz | ńdaasxiz | |
| 4th person | ńjísxiz | ńdajisxiz | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ńdeesxis | ńdiilyis | ńdadiilyis |
| 2nd person | ńdííłhis | ńdoołhis | ńdadoołhis |
| 3rd person | ńdoołhis | ńdadoołhis | |
| 4th person | nízhdoołhis | ńdazhdoołhis | |