naaʼeeł
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
naaʼeeł
- he/she is floating about
- Dah naaʼeeł ― he floats on the surface.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashʼeeł | neiiʼeeł | nideiiʼeeł |
| 2nd person | naniʼeeł | naahʼeeł | nidaahʼeeł |
| 3rd person | naaʼeeł | nidaaʼeeł | |
| 4th person | nijiʼeeł | nidajiʼeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséʼéél | nisiiʼéél | nidasiiʼéél |
| 2nd person | nisíníʼéél | nisooʼéél | nidasooʼéél |
| 3rd person | naazʼéél | nidaazʼéél | |
| 4th person | nijizʼéél | nidajizʼéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshʼoł | ndiiʼoł | ndadiiʼoł |
| 2nd person | ndííʼoł | ndoohʼoł | ndadoohʼoł |
| 3rd person | ndooʼoł | ndadooʼoł | |
| 4th person | nizhdooʼoł | ndazhdooʼoł | |