ánééh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼá- (thus) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to do, to make”)

Verb[edit]

ánééh

  1. he/she does, acts
  2. (with yéigo) he/she gets worse
  3. (with bąąhági) he/she does something wrong, commits a crime, misbehaves

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person áshnééh íiʼnééh ádeiiʼnééh
2nd person ánínééh óhnééh ádaohnééh
3rd person ánééh ádaanééh
4th person ájínééh ádajinééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ásdzaa, íisdzaa íidzaa ádeiidzaa
2nd person íinidzaa óohdzaa ádaoohdzaa
3rd person ádzaa ádaadzah
4th person ájiidzaa ádajiidzaa
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ádeeshnííł ádiiʼnííł ádadiiʼnííł
2nd person ádíínííł ádoohnííł ádadoohnííł
3rd person ádoonííł ádadoonííł
4th person ázhdoonííł ádazhdoonííł

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -nééh
  • PERFECTIVE: -dzaa
  • FUTURE: -nííł

Related terms[edit]