naaʼné

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reflexive) + -né (continuative imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to play”).

Verb

naaʼné (intransitive)

(with reflexive ádee) he/she is wild, is behaving wildly

Usage notes

This verb is used for humans. When describing animals, use the verb ałchin.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashʼné	neiiʼné	ndeiiʼné
2nd person	naniʼné	naahʼné	ndaahʼné
3rd person	naaʼné		ndaaʼné
4th person	njiʼné		ndajiʼné

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nisisʼneʼ	nisiiʼneʼ	ndasiiʼneʼ
2nd person	nisíníʼneʼ	nisoohʼneʼ	ndasoohʼneʼ
3rd person	naasʼneʼ		ndaasʼneʼ
4th person	njisʼneʼ		ndajisʼneʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshʼneeł	ndiiʼneeł	ndadiiʼneeł
2nd person	ndííʼneeł	ndoohʼneeł	ndadoohʼneeł
3rd person	ndooʼneeł		ndadooʼneeł
4th person	nizhdooʼneeł		ndazhdooʼneeł

Verbal stems

ITERATIVE: -d + -neeh = ʼneeh
OPTATIVE: -d + -neʼ = ʼneʼ

Related terms

naané