ałeeh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”)
Verb
ałeeh
- he/she is putting on an event, throwing a party
- he/she sets a price, establishes a value
- bą́ą́h ashłeeh ― I set a price on it
- Compare:
- bą́ą́h aleeh ― it acquires a value
- bą́ą́h ílį́ ― it costs
- (with bee lą) he/she is approving it, agreeing to it (as a contract or proposal)
- bee lą aséłį́į́ʼ ― I approved it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si)
The si-Perfective seems to be a characteristic of the root more than an aspectual distinction.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashłeeh | iidleeh | daʼiidleeh |
| 2nd person | íłeeh | ohłeeh | daʼohłeeh |
| 3rd person | ałeeh | daʼałeeh | |
| 4th person | ajiłeeh | daʼjiłeeh | |
| Unspecified | - | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | - | aleeh | - |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | aséłį́į́ʼ | asiidlį́į́ʼ | daʼsiidlį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | asíníłį́į́ʼ | asoołį́į́ʼ | daʼsoołį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | asłį́į́ʼ | daʼasłį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | ajisłį́į́ʼ | daʼjisłį́į́ʼ | |
| Unspecified | - | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | - | azlį́į́ʼ | - |