chʼélʼéés
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼéés (imperfective stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).
Verb
chʼélʼéés
- he/she is quietly walking or stepping out horizontally (as through a door)
- Tłʼóóʼgóó chʼínísʼéés. ― I quietly step outside.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínísʼéés | chʼíniilʼéés | chʼídaniilʼéés |
| 2nd person | chʼínílʼéés | chʼínółʼéés | chʼídanołʼéés |
| 3rd person | chʼélʼéés | chʼídaalʼéés | |
| 4th person | chʼíjílʼéés | chʼídajílʼéés | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínísʼiz | chʼíniilʼiz | chʼídaniilʼiz |
| 2nd person | chʼíínílʼiz | chʼínoołʼiz | chʼídanoołʼiz |
| 3rd person | chʼélʼiz | chʼídaasʼiz | |
| 4th person | chʼíjílʼiz | chʼídajisʼiz | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeesʼiz | chʼídiilʼiz | chʼídadiilʼiz |
| 2nd person | chʼídíílʼiz | chʼídoołʼiz | chʼídadoołʼiz |
| 3rd person | chʼídoolʼiz | chʼídadoolʼiz | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoolʼiz | chʼídazhdoolʼiz | |
Related terms
- diʼis
- dilʼéés
- iilʼéés
- naalʼiz
- siʼeez
- yiʼéés
- yiʼiz
- yilʼis
- yiyiiʼis