naniseʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -ni- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yeʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́, “to grow”).
Verb
naniseʼ
- vegetation grows around here and there
- (The distributive form ndaniseʼ refers to plants) plants grow here and there
Usage notes
This verb is grammatically to expression in the third person.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si), third person only.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | naniseʼ | ndaniseʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | naneeseʼ | ndaneeseʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | ndínóoseeł | ndadínóoseeł | |
Stem set
- IMPERFECTIVE: -yeʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -yą́ / -yeʼ
- FUTURE: -yeeł
- ITERATIVE: -yeeh
- OPTATIVE: -yeʼ
Related terms
Noun
naniseʼ
Synonyms
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -YĄ́ (grow)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
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- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the continuative (Ø/si) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- nv:Plants