sitłééʼ
Navajo
Etymology
si- (modal) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tłééʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -TŁÉÉʼ, “to handle mushy matter”).
Verb
sitłééʼ
- it (a mushy object as mud, butter) lies somewhere, is located somewhere
Usage notes
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person and refers to a single item. For multiple items, use the verb naaztłééʼ.
This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
See also
- shijaaʼ
- shijool
- siką́
- silá
- sinil
- sitą́
- sitį́
- siyį́
- siziid
- siłtsooz
- siʼą́