chʼííłtsʼǫǫd
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).
Verb
chʼííłtsʼǫǫd
- he/she is stretching or pulling it out horizontally (a rope, a wire)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínístsʼǫǫd | chʼíniiltsʼǫǫd | chʼídaniiltsʼǫǫd |
| 2nd person | chʼíníłtsʼǫǫd | chʼínółtsʼǫǫd | chʼídanołtsʼǫǫd |
| 3rd person | chʼííłtsʼǫǫd | chʼídeíłtsʼǫǫd | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíłtsʼǫǫd | chʼídajíłtsʼǫǫd | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | chʼíniiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d | chʼídaniiltsʼǫ́ǫ́d |
| 2nd person | chʼííníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | chʼínoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | chʼídanoołtsʼǫ́ǫ́d |
| 3rd person | chʼíiníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | chʼídeistsʼǫ́ǫ́d | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníłtsʼǫ́ǫ́d | chʼídajistsʼǫ́ǫ́d | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeestsʼǫł | chʼídiiltsʼǫł | chʼídadiiltsʼǫł |
| 2nd person | chʼídííłtsʼǫł | chʼídoołtsʼǫł | chʼídadoołtsʼǫł |
| 3rd person | chʼíidoołtsʼǫł | chʼídeidoołtsʼǫł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoołtsʼǫł | chʼídazhdoołtsʼǫł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
- PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d
- FUTURE: -tsʼǫł
- ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
- OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
Related terms
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 292.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 644