siłtsooz

Navajo

Etymology

si- (modal) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsooz (neuter perfective stem of root -TSOOZ, “to handle a flat flexible object”).

Verb

siłtsooz

it lies somewhere, is located somewhere (a flat flexible object as a sheet, paper)

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 naastsooz.

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.