anitséés
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (unspecified person subject prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tséés (imperfective stem of root -TSIZ, “to die out, to become extinguished”).
Verb
[edit]anitséés
- the light goes out
- Daʼneeztsiz. ― The lights went out, there is a power outage.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | anitséés |
| PERFECTIVE | aneeztsiz |
| FUTURE | adínóotsis |