náyéés
Navajo
Etymology
ná- (“around”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn”).
Verb
náyéés
- he/she turns around (as to look behind him/her)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | násxéés | néiiʼyéés | ńdeiiʼyéés |
| 2nd person | náníyéés | náhhéés | ńdaahhéés |
| 3rd person | náyéés | ńdaayéés | |
| 4th person | ńjíyéés | ńdajiyéés | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níséyiz | nísiiʼyiz | ńdasiiʼyiz |
| 2nd person | nísíníyiz | nísooyiz | ńdasooyiz |
| 3rd person | názyiz | ńdaazyiz | |
| 4th person | ńjízyiz | ńdajizyiz | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ńdeesxis | ńdiiʼyis | ńdadiiʼyis |
| 2nd person | ńdííyis | ńdoohhis | ńdadoohhis |
| 3rd person | ńdooyis | ńdadooyis | |
| 4th person | nízhdooyis | ńdazhdooyis | |
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