naniseʼ
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yeʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́, “to grow”).
Verb
[edit]naniseʼ
- vegetation grows around here and there
- (The distributive form ndaniseʼ refers to plants) plants grow here and there
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | naniseʼ | ndaniseʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | naneeseʼ | ndaneeseʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | ndínóoseeł | ndadínóoseeł | |
Stem set
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -yeʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -yą́ / -yeʼ
- FUTURE: -yeeł
- ITERATIVE: -yeeh
- OPTATIVE: -yeʼ
Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]naniseʼ
Synonyms
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (thematic)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -YĄ́ (grow)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the continuative (∅/si) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- nv:Plants