Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -teeł (continuative imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).
Verb
naateeł
- he/she is slipping, sliding around, skating around
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
naashteeł
|
neiiteeł
|
ndeiiteeł
|
| 2nd person
|
naniteeł
|
naahteeł
|
ndaahteeł
|
| 3rd person
|
naateeł
|
ndaateeł
|
| 4th person
|
njiteeł
|
ndajiteeł
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
nisétéél
|
nisiitéél
|
ndasiitéél
|
| 2nd person
|
nisínítéél
|
nisootéél
|
ndasootéél
|
| 3rd person
|
naaztéél
|
ndaaztéél
|
| 4th person
|
njiztéél
|
ndajiztéél
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
ndeeshtił
|
ndiitił
|
ndadiitił
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| 2nd person
|
ndíítił
|
ndoohtił
|
ndadoohtił
|
| 3rd person
|
ndootił
|
ndadootił
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| 4th person
|
nizhdootił
|
ndazhdootił
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