nitłʼiz
Navajo
Etymology
ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -tłʼiz (neuter imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIS, “to be hard”).
Verb
nitłʼiz
- it (an object) is hard, brittle, stiff
- (spatial person) it (an area, the floor, snow) is hard, compacted, crusted
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the third and spatial person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), third person only.
| NEUTER IMP | singular |
|---|---|
| 3rd person | nitłʼiz |
| Spatial | hótłʼiz |