neitłeeh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłeeh (continuative imperfective stem of root -TŁÉÉʼ, “to handle mushy matter”).

Verb[edit]

neitłeeh

  1. he/she is carrying it (a mushy object) around

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashtłeeh neiitłeeh nideiitłeeh
2nd person nanitłeeh naahtłeeh nidaahtłeeh
3rd person neitłeeh nideitłeeh
4th person nijitłeeh nidajitłeeh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nisétłééʼ nisiitłééʼ nidasiitłééʼ
2nd person nisínítłééʼ nisootłééʼ nidasootłééʼ
3rd person neiztłééʼ nideiztłééʼ
4th person nijiztłééʼ nidajiztłééʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshtłoh ndiitłoh ndadiitłoh
2nd person ndíítłoh ndoohtłoh ndadoohtłoh
3rd person neidootłoh ndeidootłoh
4th person nizhdootłoh ndazhdootłoh