neiłtseed
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tseed (continuative imperfective stem of root -TSEED, “to pound, to kill plural objects”).
Verb
[edit]neiłtseed
- he/she is killing them, slaughtering them
- he/she is breaking it apart, shattering it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naastseed | neiiltseed | ndeiiltseed |
| 2nd person | naniłtseed | naałtseed | ndaałtseed |
| 3rd person | neiłtseed | ndeiłtseed | |
| 4th person | njiłtseed | ndajiłtseed | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłtseed | nisiiltseed | ndasiiltseed |
| 2nd person | nisíníłtseed | nisoołtseed | ndasoołtseed |
| 3rd person | neistseed | ndeistseed | |
| 4th person | njistseed | ndajistseed | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeestsił | ndiiltsił | ndadiiltsił |
| 2nd person | ndííłtsił | ndoołtsił | ndadoołtsił |
| 3rd person | neidoołtsił | ndeidoołtsił | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołtsił | ndazhdoołtsił | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -tsiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -tseed