naadá

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) (continuative imperfective stem of root -YÁ, “to go, walk, do, occupy”).

Verb[edit]

naadá (intransitive)

  1. (with ádaa) she is masturbating

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is only used with female subjects.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashdá neiidá ndeiidá
2nd person nanidá naahdá ndaahdá
3rd person naadá ndaadá
4th person njidá ndajidá
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nisisdzá nisiidzá ndasiidzá
2nd person nisínídzá nisoohdzá ndasoohdzá
3rd person naasdzá ndaasdzá
4th person njisdzá ndajisdzá
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshdaał ndiidaał ndadiidaał
2nd person ndíídaał ndoohdaał ndadoohdaał
3rd person ndoodaał ndadoodaał
4th person nizhdoodaał ndazhdoodaał

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