Your search for the mode Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
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’Ahwééh ła’ yishdlą́.
coffee some 3-1-drink.IAsdzání ní’jookąąhgo kintahdi nijighá.
woman-NOM Rep-3a-beg.I-GO town-at about-3a-walk.IAshkii tł'óodi naashné ni. Nit'éé' bimá aní k'adee' 'aadéé' chiíłtsxóoí yilwoł.
boy outside-at 1-play.IP 3-say. past 3-mother 3-say.IP now there-from vehicle-yellow-NMZ 3-moving.fast.Fbik’ídazhdidis
pl-3DO-4dpl-wrap.it.around.it.Ibik’ídiidis
3DO-1dpl-wrap.it.around.it.Ibik’ídóhdis
3DO-2dpl-wrap.it.around.it.ICh’ééh la’ baa ntséskees.
in.vain puzzlement 3-about 1-think.IDa’ k’ad daats’í ch’iyáán ’áníléehgo ná ’adazh’niiyą́ą́’?
Q now perhaps food 2-make.I-GO 2-for feast.happendadínółkaad
pl-3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Idajitł’ó
pl-3DO-4dpl-weave.it.Idaohtł’ó
pl-3DO-2dpl-weave.it.Ideidiłhį́į́h
pl-3DO-3dpl-melt.it.Ideiitł’ó
pl-3DO-1dpl-weave.it.Ideitł’ó
pl-3DO-3dpl-weave.it.Ididishjeeh
3DO-1-start.fire.Ididíłjeeh
3DO-2-start.fire.IDíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo, dádiʼnítįįh.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not 3-2-close.gate.I
listen
Don’t let the bull get into the field tonight, so close the gate.
bookmark- Command, negative
- Optative with t’áá ká and lágo
- t’áá ká don’tfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- lágo negative particle used with the optative modefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Optative (O)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Command, affirmative
- Imperfective
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Doo ’áłah deiidleeh da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.I NEGDoo nídahiyoołnaah da.
neg pl-3-2dpl-resuscitate.I negdíníshkaad
3DO-1-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Ihaashgéésh
3DO-1-cut.it.out.IHaashíyee' díí naak'ee sinilí biniitááh t'áá daats'í bee hoot'į́.
try.and.find.out this eyeglasses 3-2-try.IP just maybe 3-with area-pas-see.Prog.Nhadeiilgéésh
pl-3DO-1dpl-cut.it.out.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 timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
hanołchaad
3DO-2dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Ijidiłhį́į́h
3DO-4-melt.it.IKin góne’ siikéé lá jiní.
house in 1dpl-sit.I DISC 4-say.Inaashłé
3DO-1-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Inaohłé
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Initł’ó
3DO-2-weave.it.INíwo’jį’ nídiidááh.
move-to 2-get.up.INíwe, tʼáádoo ʼabeʼ tʼóó bee naninéʼhí. Hazhóʼó nidlą́.
stop NEG milk just 3-with 2-play.R-NEG properly 3-2-drink.IShá bíighah ’azee’ál’į́įdi sédá.
sun proportionate medicine 3-make.I 1-sit.SPNShá bíighah na’ashkǫ́ǫ́’go yiishjį́į́’ lá.
sun proportionate 1-swim.CI-GO 1-sun.burn.I DISCShą́ą́’ ’ałk’idą́ą́’ baa hwiinít’į́į ni’.
remember long.ago 3-for 3-discuss.I recallShimá dóó shizhé’é bił dibé dóó tł’ízí ta’nda’díígish nt’éé’.
1-mom and 1-dad 3-with sheep and goats 3-pl.shear.I past
listen
We used to shear sheep and goats with my mom and dad in the past.
bookmark- dóó and, and thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- dóó and, and thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- tá’dishgéésh shear itfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ pastfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Shimásaní hooghan namzí góne' ch'iyaan íílééh.
1-grandmother hogan round inside food 3-3-make.IPT’ah ’abíínídą́ą́’ naanishgóó dah diiyá.
still morning-past work-to up start-1-step.ITį’ ninádeiilnish.
let’s.go again-pl-1dpl-work.RTł’óo’di kǫ’ diltłi’ bikáa’gi chéch’il ła’ dináádísh’nííł.
outside-at fire 3-burn.NI 3-on-at oak some fire-again-3-1-move.PlO.I
listen
I put some more oak on top of the fire burning outside.
bookmark- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- diltłi’ burnfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- dináádish’nííł put more of them into the firefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- tł’óo’di outsidefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -gi atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon




