iiłtʼeʼ

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼa- (away) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-tʼeʼ (imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “ to propel a slender stiff object [SSO] or an animate object [AnO]”).

Verb[edit]

iiłtʼeʼ

  1. he/she is throwing it (a stick-like object or an animate object) out of sight

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishtʼeʼ iiltʼeʼ adeiiltʼeʼ
2nd person aniłtʼeʼ oołtʼeʼ adaałtʼeʼ
3rd person iiłtʼeʼ adeiłtʼeʼ
4th person ajiłtʼeʼ adajiłtʼeʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłtʼeʼ iiltʼeʼ adasiiltʼeʼ
2nd person ííníłtʼeʼ oołtʼeʼ adasoołtʼeʼ
3rd person ayííłtʼeʼ adeistʼeʼ
4th person ajííłtʼeʼ adajistʼeʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshtʼeeł adiiltʼeeł adadiiltʼeeł
2nd person adííłtʼeeł adoołtʼeeł adadoołtʼeeł
3rd person iidoołtʼeeł adeidoołtʼeeł
4th person azhdoołtʼeeł adazhdoołtʼeeł

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -tʼeeh
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼeʼ

Related terms[edit]