Navajo
Verb
naané
- he/she is playing
- Amásání doo naanée da! ― Grandma don’t play!
- Bee naané. ― He plays with it (a toy); he plays it (a musical instrument).
- Bił naané. ― He plays with him (a person).
- he/she is teasing
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si)
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| FUTURE |
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
ndeeshneeł |
nidiiʼneeł |
ndadiiʼneeł |
| 2nd person |
ndííneeł |
nidoohneeł |
ndadoohneeł |
| 3rd person |
ndooneeł |
ndadooneeł |
| 4th person |
nizhdooneeł |
ndazhdooneeł |
| ITERATIVE |
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
nináshʼneeh |
ninéiiʼneeh |
ninádeiiʼneeh |
| 2nd person |
nináníʼneeh |
nináhʼneeh |
ninádaahʼneeh |
| 3rd person |
nináʼneeh |
ninádaaʼneeh |
| 4th person |
ninájíʼneeh |
ninádajiʼneeh |
| OPTATIVE |
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
naooshneʼ |
naooʼneʼ |
ndaooʼneʼ |
| 2nd person |
naóóneʼ |
naoohneʼ |
ndaoohneʼ |
| 3rd person |
naooneʼ |
ndaooneʼ |
| 4th person |
njóneʼ |
ndajóneʼ |
Related terms
- FUTURE: -neeł
- IMPERFECTIVE: -né
- PERFECTIVE: -neʼ
- ITERATIVE: -neeh
- OPTATIVE: -neʼ