naané
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -né (continuative imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to play”).
Verb
naané
- he/she is playing
- Amásání doo naanée da! ― Grandma don’t play!
- Bee naané. ― He plays with it (a toy); he plays it (a musical instrument).
- Bił naané. ― He plays with him (a person).
- he/she is teasing
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashné | neiiʼné | nideiiʼné |
| 2nd person | naniné | naahné | nidaahné |
| 3rd person | naané | nidaané | |
| 4th person | nijiné | nidajiné | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséneʼ | nisiiʼneʼ | nidasiiʼneʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníneʼ | nisooneʼ | nidasooneʼ |
| 3rd person | naazneʼ | nidaazneʼ | |
| 4th person | nijizneʼ | nidajizneʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshneeł | nidiiʼneeł | ndadiiʼneeł |
| 2nd person | ndííneeł | nidoohneeł | ndadoohneeł |
| 3rd person | ndooneeł | ndadooneeł | |
| 4th person | nizhdooneeł | ndazhdooneeł | |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nináshʼneeh | ninéiiʼneeh | ninádeiiʼneeh |
| 2nd person | nináníʼneeh | nináhʼneeh | ninádaahʼneeh |
| 3rd person | nináʼneeh | ninádaaʼneeh | |
| 4th person | ninájíʼneeh | ninádajiʼneeh | |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naooshneʼ | naooʼneʼ | ndaooʼneʼ |
| 2nd person | naóóneʼ | naoohneʼ | ndaoohneʼ |
| 3rd person | naooneʼ | ndaooneʼ | |
| 4th person | njóneʼ | ndajóneʼ | |
Related terms
- FUTURE: -neeł
- IMPERFECTIVE: -né
- PERFECTIVE: -neʼ
- ITERATIVE: -neeh
- OPTATIVE: -neʼ