náltsááh
Navajo
Etymology
ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, detransitive/anticausative) + -tsááh (imperfective stem of root -TSEII, “to be dry”).
Verb
náltsááh (intransitive)
- he/she/it dries up, gets dry, dessicates
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nástsááh | néiiltsááh | ńdeiiltsááh |
| 2nd person | náníltsááh | náłtsááh | ńdaałtsááh |
| 3rd person | náltsááh | ńdaaltsááh | |
| 4th person | ńjíltsááh | ńdajiltsááh | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsááh
- PERFECTIVE: -tseii
- FUTURE: -tsih
- ITERATIVE: -tsih
- OPTATIVE: -tsááh
Related terms
- néíłtsááh (transitive)