naalzheeh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -zheeh (continuative imperfective stem of root -ZHEEʼ, “to hunt”).
Verb
[edit]naalzheeh
- he/she is hunting, goes hunting
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashzheeh | neiilzheeh | nideiilzheeh |
| 2nd person | nanilzheeh | naałzheeh | nidaałzheeh |
| 3rd person | naalzheeh | nidaalzheeh | |
| 4th person | nijilzheeh | nidajilzheeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishishzheeʼ | nishiilzheeʼ | nidashiilzheeʼ |
| 2nd person | nishínílzheeʼ | nishoołzheeʼ | nidashoołzheeʼ |
| 3rd person | naashzheeʼ | nidaashzheeʼ | |
| 4th person | nijishzheeʼ | nidajishzheeʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshzhah | ndiilzhah | ndadiilzhah |
| 2nd person | ndíílzhah | ndoołzhah | ndadoołzhah |
| 3rd person | ndoolzhah | ndadoolzhah | |
| 4th person | nizhdoolzhah | ndazhdoolzhah | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -zheeh
- PERFECTIVE: -zheeʼ
- FUTURE: -zhah