naalgeed
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -geed (continuative imperfective stem of root -GEED, “to buck”).
Verb
[edit]naalgeed
- it is bucking around, is going around bucking (as a horse)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | naalgeed | ndaalgeed | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | naasgeed | ndaasgeed | |
| FUTURE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | ndoolgoł | ndadoolgoł | |