aaníí
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -níí (neuter imperfective stem of root -NÍÍD, “to be true”).
Verb
aaníí
- (with tʼáá) it is true, real
- tʼáá aaníí ádíshní ― Iʼm telling the truth
- (in the negative only) he/she is not pleased by it, he/she doesnʼt like it.
- doo shił aaníi da ― I donʼt like it
- doo shił áánííd da ― I didnʼt like it
Usage notes
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | aaníí |
| PERFECTIVE | áánííd |
| FUTURE | adooniił |
| ITERATIVE | anáʼniih |
| OPTATIVE | aonííʼ |