sitį́
Navajo
Etymology
si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -TĮ́, “to lie — 1 actor”).
Verb
sitį́
Usage notes
This stem is used for lying individually. For lying in pairs, see shitéézh. For lying in groups of 3 or more subjects, see shijééʼ.
Plural forms of this verb refer to several people lying independently one from another, not forming a group.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si).
PERFECTIVE | singular |
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1st person | sétį́ |
2nd person | sínítį́ |
3rd person | sitį́ |
4th person | jiztį́ |