nitsékees
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -tsí- (“mental”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kees (continuative stem of root -KÉÉZ, “to think”).
Verb
[edit]nitsékees
- (with baa) he/she is thinking, pondering about it
- Bilagáana kʼehjígo baa ntsíjíkeesgo doo nantłʼah da. ― When you think about it in English, it’s not difficult.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nitséskees | nitsíikees | nitsídeiikees |
| 2nd person | nitsíníkees | nitsíóhkees | nitsídaahkees |
| 3rd person | nitsékees | nitsídaakees | |
| 4th person | nitsíjíkees | nitsídajikees | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nitsísékééz | nitsísiikééz | nitsídasiikééz |
| 2nd person | nitsísíníkééz | nitsísookééz | nitsídasookééz |
| 3rd person | nitsézkééz | nitsídaazkééz | |
| 4th person | nitsíjízkééz | nitsídajizkééz | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nitsídeeskos | nitsídiikos | nitsídadiikos |
| 2nd person | nitsídííkos | nitsídoohkos | nitsídadoohkos |
| 3rd person | nitsídookos | nitsídadookos | |
| 4th person | nitsízhdookos | nitsídazhdookos | |
| iterative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nitsínáskos | nitsínéiikos | nitsíńdéiikos |
| 2nd person | nitsínáníkos | nitsínáhkos | nitsíńdáhkos |
| 3rd person | nitsínákos | nitsíńdákos | |
| 4th person | nitsíńjíkos | nitsíńdajikos | |
| optative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nitsóoskees | nitsóokees | nitsídaookees |
| 2nd person | nitsóókees | nitsóohkees | nitsídaoohkees |
| 3rd person | nitsóokees | nitsídaookees | |
| 4th person | nitsíjókees | nitsídajókees | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -kees
- PERFECTIVE: -kééz
- FUTURE: -kos
- ITERATIVE: -kos
- OPTATIVE: -kees
Alternative forms
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