naalnish
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -nish (continuative imperfective stem of root -NISH, “to work”).
Verb
[edit]naalnish
- he/she works, has a job, is employed
- Shizhéʼé Wááshindoon yá naalnish. ― My father works for the government.
- it works, functions, operates
- bee iigisí doo naalnish da. ― The washing machine doesn't work.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashnish | neiilnish | nideiilnish |
| 2nd person | nanilnish | naołnish | nidaałnish |
| 3rd person | naalnish | nidaalnish | |
| 4th person | nijilnish | nidajilnish | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishishnish | nishiilnish | nidashiilnish |
| 2nd person | nishínílnish | nishoołnish | nidashoołnish |
| 3rd person | naashnish | nidaashnish | |
| 4th person | nijishnish | nidajishnish | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshnish | ndiilnish | ndadiilnish |
| 2nd person | ndíílnish | ndoołnish | ndadoołnish |
| 3rd person | ndoolnish | ndadoolnish | |
| 4th person | nizhdoolnish | ndazhdoolnish | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -nish
- PERFECTIVE: -nish
- FUTURE: -nish
- ITERATIVE: -nish
- OPTATIVE: -nish
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- inaanish (“profession, occupation, career”)