neiłtsʼǫǫd
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tsʼǫǫd (continuative imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).
Verb
[edit]neiłtsʼǫǫd
- he/she is stretching it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naastsʼǫǫd | neiiltsʼǫǫd | ndeiiltsʼǫǫd |
| 2nd person | naniłtsʼǫǫd | naałtsʼǫǫd | ndaałtsʼǫǫd |
| 3rd person | neiłtsʼǫǫd | ndeiłtsʼǫǫd | |
| 4th person | njiłtsʼǫǫd | ndajiłtsʼǫǫd | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | nisiiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d | ndasiiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d |
| 2nd person | nisíníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | nisoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | ndasoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d |
| 3rd person | neistsʼǫ́ǫ́d | ndeistsʼǫ́ǫ́d | |
| 4th person | njistsʼǫ́ǫ́d | ndajistsʼǫ́ǫ́d | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeestsʼǫł | ndiiltsʼǫł | ndadiiltsʼǫł |
| 2nd person | ndííłtsʼǫł | ndoołtsʼǫł | ndadoołtsʼǫł |
| 3rd person | neidoołtsʼǫł | ndeidoołtsʼǫł | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołtsʼǫł | ndazhdoołtsʼǫł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
- OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd