Your search for the verb Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
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’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ísh tł’óo’di nanilnishgo nee ’ałní’ní’ą́?
yesterday-Q outside-at 2-work.CI-GO 2-with noon
listen
Yesterday were you working outside up to noon?
bookmark- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ałní’ní’ą́ noon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- instrumental
’Áádóó háajigo dah diníyá?
and.then which.way-GO start.off 2-go.IAsdzání ní’jookąąhgo kintahdi nijighá.
woman-NOM Rep-3a-beg.I-GOtown-at about-3a-walk.ICh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Bilagáanaa Bizaad doo diists’a’ da. K’ad éí t’ááshxǫǫd t’áá bee yáshti’.
formerly English NEG 1-understand.I NEG | now TOP at.least just 3-with 1-speak.ICh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Diné Bizaad t’éiyá bee yádeilti’ nít’ę́ę́’.
formerly Navajo language only 3-with pl-3-speak.I pastdadínółkaad
pl-3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Istart to herd them (animals), 2nd person plural
bookmarkdajishóóh
pl-3DO-4dpl-brush/comb.it.Idajiłhį́į́h
pl-3DO-4dpl-melt.it.(snow).Idaohtł’ó
pl-3DO-2dpl-weave.it.Idaołbéézh
pl-3DO-2dpl-boil.it.Idaołhį́į́h
pl-3DO-2dpl-melt.it.(snow).Idazhdiłhį́į́h
pl-3DO-4dpl-melt.it.Ideitł’ó
pl-3DO-3dpl-weave.it.Ididadołjeeh
pl-3DO-2dpl-start.fire.Ididazhdiłjeeh
pl-3DO-4dpl-start.fire.Ididiiljeeh
3DO-1dpl-start.fire.IDiné nishłį́į ndi Bilaagana bizaad t’éí bee yáshti’.
Navajo 1-be.NI but English language only 3-with 1-speak.IDíí tł’óół tsin bik’ídísdis.
this rope stick 3-on-3-1-wrap.Idíníłkaad
3DO-2-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Istart to herd them (animals), 2nd person singular
bookmarkHaahláyéé ’ajiiłhosh.
don’t.dare 4-sleep.IHaidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo shił yá’áhoot’éeh da.
winter-past mine.shaft 1-work.I past neg 1-with 3-good.N neg
listen
I worked in the mine (shaft) last year and I didn’t like it.
bookmark- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ne’ behindfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ńt’éé’ relates to past time
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
Haidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo shił yá’át’éeh da.
winter-past mine.shaft 1-work.I past neg 1-with 3-good.N neg
listen
While I was working in the mine shaft last year and I didn’t like it (the experience).
bookmark- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ne’ behindfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ relates to past time
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
haiilgéésh
3DO-1dpl-cut.it.out.Ihaołgéésh
3DO-2dpl-cut.it.out.Ijiigish
3DO-4-make.one.cut.in.it.Ijitł’ó
3DO-4-weave.it.Ijiłbéézh
3DO-4-boil.it.IKwe’é k’ad łe’esh’aah.
here now earth-1-put.into.I.SRONa’azhǫǫshgi díkwíí shį́į́ shaa woobįįh?
hoop.and.pole.game-at how.much 1-to pass-win.IHow much will I lose at the hoop and pole game?
bookmarknaohłé
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Icarry a ropelike thing around, 2nd person dual
bookmarknidaohłé
pl-3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Icarry a ropelike thing around, 2nd person plural
bookmarknitł’ó
3DO-2-weave.it.IShá bíighah na’ashkǫ́ǫ́’go yiishjį́į́’ lá.
sun proportionate 1-swim.CI-GO 1-sun.burn.I DISCShimá bighangóó shíni’ ńt’éé’ ch’ééh déyáago shił náhoogéé’.
1-mother 3-home-to 1-desire.to.go past in.vain 1-go.P-GO 1-with ho-become.lazy.XI wanted to go to my mother’s house however I was tired and became lazy.
bookmarkShí ’éí t’áá naanishdóó kingóó déyá.
I TOP just work-from town-to 1-go.I
listen
As for me, I went to the town from work.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- déyá gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -dóó from a specific location or point in space or timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
Tsinaabąąs bee nida’abąąs yę́ędą́ą́’ shi’dizhchį́.
wagon 3-with pl-3-drive.I past 1-pass-born.P
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I was born during the time when wagons were used
bookmark- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- na’abąąs drivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- yę́ędą́ą́’ pastfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bi’dizhchį́ be bornfind in Navajo Verb Modes