naatʼaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -tʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Verb
naatʼaʼ
- to fly around (a bird or an airplane); (in the perfective) to make a round-trip flying
- Shił naatʼaʼ. ― I fly around on it. (lit. It flies around with me)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si), third person only.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | — | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | naatʼaʼ | nidaatʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | — | — | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | — | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | naastʼaʼ | nidaastʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | — | — | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | — | — |
| 2nd person | — | — | — |
| 3rd person | nidootʼah | nidadootʼah | |
| 4th person | — | — | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
- CONTINUATIVE: -tʼaʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
- FUTURE: -tʼah
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh