naatʼaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -tʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Verb
naatʼaʼ
- to fly around (a bird or an airplane); (in the perfective) to make a round-trip flying
- Shił naatʼaʼ. ― I fly around on it. (lit. It flies around with me)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si), third person only.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | — | — | — |
2nd person | — | — | — |
3rd person | naatʼaʼ | nidaatʼaʼ | |
4th person | — | — |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | — | — | — |
2nd person | — | — | — |
3rd person | naastʼaʼ | nidaastʼaʼ | |
4th person | — | — |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | — | — | — |
2nd person | — | — | — |
3rd person | nidootʼah | nidadootʼah | |
4th person | — | — |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
- CONTINUATIVE: -tʼaʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
- FUTURE: -tʼah
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh
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