naaztłééʼ
Appearance
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłééʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -TŁÉÉʼ, “to handle mushy matter”).
Verb
[edit]naaztłééʼ
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is limited to expression in the third person and refers to multiple items. Also occurs with distributive da- as ndaaztłééʼ, referring to a plurality of objects lying in groups.
For a single item, use the verb sitłééʼ.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
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3rd person | (sitłééʼ) | naaztłééʼ | ndaaztłééʼ |