adiitsʼaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“sensory”) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼaʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSʼĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to hear”)
Verb
adiitsʼaʼ
- he/she understands, is able to hear
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adiistsʼaʼ | adiitsʼaʼ | daʼdiitsʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | adinitsʼaʼ | adoohtsʼaʼ | daʼdoohtsʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | adiitsʼaʼ | daʼdiitsʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | azhdiitsʼaʼ | dazhʼdiitsʼaʼ | |
Derived terms
- adiitsʼaʼii (“interpreter”)
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 30.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 626