ałtsʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼééh (durative imperfective stem of root -TSʼEEʼ, “to eat a mushy object”).
Verb
ałtsʼééh (intransitive)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | astsʼééh | iiltsʼééh | daʼiiltsʼééh |
| 2nd person | íłtsʼééh | ołtsʼééh | daʼołtsʼééh |
| 3rd person | ałtsʼééh | daʼałtsʼééh | |
| 4th person | ajiłtsʼééh | daʼjiłtsʼééh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłtsʼeeʼ | iiltsʼeeʼ | daʼiiltsʼeeʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníłtsʼeeʼ | oołtsʼeeʼ | daʼoołtsʼeeʼ |
| 3rd person | ííłtsʼeeʼ | daʼííłtsʼeeʼ | |
| 4th person | ajííłtsʼeeʼ | daʼjííłtsʼeeʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeestsʼah | adiiltsʼah | daʼdiiltsʼah |
| 2nd person | adííłtsʼah | adoołtsʼah | daʼdoołtsʼah |
| 3rd person | adoołtsʼah | daʼdoołtsʼah | |
| 4th person | azhdoołtsʼah | dazhʼdoołtsʼah | |
Related terms
See also
- adlą́ (liquid)
- aʼaał (hard)
- aldeeł (plural)
- alghał (meat)
- alkeed (chunky)
- ałchozh (leafy)
- ałtsʼééh (mushy)
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 124.