niteeh
Navajo
Etymology
ni- (terminative) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -teeh (imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “to lie — 1 actor”).
Usage notes
This stem is used for lying individually. For lying in pairs, see niteesh. For lying in groups of 3 or more subjects, see nijeeh.
Plural forms of this verb refer to several people lying independently one from another, not forming a group.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishteeh | niiteeh | daniiteeh |
| 2nd person | níteeh | nohteeh | danohteeh |
| 3rd person | niteeh | daniteeh | |
| 4th person | jiniteeh | dazhniteeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nétį́ | neetį́ | daneetį́ |
| 2nd person | nínítį́ | sinootį́ | dasinootį́ |
| 3rd person | neeztį́ | daneeztį́ | |
| 4th person | jineeztį́ | dazhneeztį́ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dínéeshtééł | díníitééł | dadíníitééł |
| 2nd person | díníítééł | dínóohtééł | dadínóohtééł |
| 3rd person | dínóotééł | dadínóotééł | |
| 4th person | dízhnóotééł | dazhdínóotééł | |
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