iitʼééh
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (“away”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
[edit]iitʼééh
- it extends away out of sight (as a rope, a fence or tracks)
- (with bíniʼ) he/she/it longs for it (food, water, cigarette)
- Télii éí tóógóó tʼéiyá bíniʼ iitʼééh. ― The burro is just longing for water.
- (with bíniʼ) he/she/it worries about it
- Shaʼáłchíní bichʼįʼ shíniʼ iitʼééh. ― I'm worried about my children.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | iitʼééh |
PERFECTIVE | íítʼiʼ |
FUTURE | adootih |