ntsáhákees

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

na- (atelic, circuital) + -tsí- (mental) + -ho- (space, area, things) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, passive)-kees (continuative stem of root -KÉÉZ, “to think”).

Verb[edit]

ntsáhákees

  1. (spatial passive) to receive thought, be thought about, be considered, be given thought

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE ntsáhákees
PERFECTIVE ntsáháskééz
FUTURE ntsíhodookos
ITERATIVE ntsínáhákos
OPTATIVE ntsóhókees

Noun[edit]

ntsáhákees

  1. thinking

Usage notes[edit]

Ntsáhákees is closely associated with the east (haʼaʼaah) and the color white (łigaii).

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