neitłeeh
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłeeh (continuative imperfective stem of root -TŁÉÉʼ, “to handle mushy matter”).
Verb
neitłeeh
- he/she is carrying it (a mushy object) around
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashtłeeh | neiitłeeh | nideiitłeeh |
| 2nd person | nanitłeeh | naahtłeeh | nidaahtłeeh |
| 3rd person | neitłeeh | nideitłeeh | |
| 4th person | nijitłeeh | nidajitłeeh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nisétłééʼ | nisiitłééʼ | nidasiitłééʼ |
| 2nd person | nisínítłééʼ | nisootłééʼ | nidasootłééʼ |
| 3rd person | neiztłééʼ | nideiztłééʼ | |
| 4th person | nijiztłééʼ | nidajiztłééʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshtłoh | ndiitłoh | ndadiitłoh |
| 2nd person | ndíítłoh | ndoohtłoh | ndadoohtłoh |
| 3rd person | neidootłoh | ndeidootłoh | |
| 4th person | nizhdootłoh | ndazhdootłoh | |