nahałtin

Navajo phrasebook
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Etymology

na- (“downward”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tin (durative imperfective stem of root -TĄ́, “to rain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ̀hɑ̀ɬtʰɪ̀n/
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Verb

nahałtin

  1. it is raining, rainy

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE nahałtin
PERFECTIVE nahóółtą́
FUTURE nahodoołtį́į́ł
ITERATIVE nináháłtį́į́h
OPTATIVE nahółtį́į́ł, nahółtą́ą́ʼ
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