naateeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -teeł (continuative imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).
Verb
[edit]naateeł
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashteeł | neiiteeł | ndeiiteeł |
| 2nd person | naniteeł | naahteeł | ndaahteeł |
| 3rd person | naateeł | ndaateeł | |
| 4th person | njiteeł | ndajiteeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nisétéél | nisiitéél | ndasiitéél |
| 2nd person | nisínítéél | nisootéél | ndasootéél |
| 3rd person | naaztéél | ndaaztéél | |
| 4th person | njiztéél | ndajiztéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshtił | ndiitił | ndadiitił |
| 2nd person | ndíítił | ndoohtił | ndadoohtił |
| 3rd person | ndootił | ndadootił | |
| 4th person | nizhdootił | ndazhdootił | |