nitʼááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, mediopassive) + -ʼááh (imperfective stem of root -ʼAAʼ, “to trick”).
Verb
[edit]nitʼááh
- he/she thinks incorrectly, is mistaken, lit. to delude oneself (into thinking something that isn't)
- Mąʼii átʼį́ nisingo neeshtʼááʼ. ― I thought it was a coyote (but it wasn't).
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishtʼááh | niitʼááh | daniitʼááh |
| 2nd person | nítʼááh | nohtʼááh | danohtʼááh |
| 3rd person | nitʼááh | danitʼááh | |
| 4th person | jinitʼááh | dazhnitʼááh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | neeshtʼááʼ | niitʼááʼ | daniitʼááʼ |
| 2nd person | níínítʼááʼ | noohtʼááʼ | danoohtʼááʼ |
| 3rd person | nootʼááʼ | daneestʼááʼ | |
| 4th person | jinootʼááʼ | dazhneestʼááʼ | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- FUTURE: -tʼah
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼááʼ
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh