ałtso
Navajo
Etymology
ʼá- (comparative) + -ni-3s-Ø - (thematic) + -ł- (classifier) + -tso (imperfective stem of root -TSOH, “to be big”)
Verb
ałtso
- all completed, finished, all of it, entirely
- Ałtso yishdlą́ą́ʼ ― I drank it all.
- (with plural meaning) all of us / you / them (3+), everyone, everybody.
- Tʼáá ánółtso nihighan hólǫ́. ― You all have a house.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), plural only, with some irregularities
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | - | tʼáá áníiltso | ? |
2nd person | - | tʼáá ánółtso | ? |
3rd person | tʼáá ałtso | ? | |
4th person | tʼáá ájíłtso | ? |
Note: 3rd person gets a low tone.
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ʼá- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni-3s-Ø -
- Navajo terms with uncategorized prefix
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOH (big)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in plural only
- Navajo irregular verbs
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect