Your search for the mode Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
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’Éí naanishígíí haa nízahdę́ę́’ binanilnishgo hoolzhiizh?
that work-ÍGÍÍ how 3-long.N-past 3-2-work-GO time.move.PAsdzání ní’jookąąhgo kintahdi nijighá.
woman-NOM Rep-3a-beg.I-GO town-at about-3a-walk.IAt’ééd aní shí k’ad naalyéhé báhooghango déyá. Nit’éé’ bimá aní k’adee’ da’iigháásh.
girl 3-say.IP 1-now goods 3-for-home-GO directional-go. past 3-mother 3-say.IP now time-sleep.Béeso ła’ nich’į’ nidoolyééł t’ahádą́ą́’ ’ałtso nanilnish.
money some 2-toward 2-3-pay.F before.thus all 2-work.ICh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Bilagáanaa Bizaad doo diists’a’ da. K’ad ’éí t’áá shxǫǫ t’áá bee yáshti’.
formerly English neg 1-understand.I neg. Now TOP good.thing barely 3.with 1.speak-I
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Before, I didn’t understand English. Now, thankfully, I can speak some.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- diists’a hear, understandfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yáshti’ speakfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originallyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- instrumental
Chidí ’anáshdlééh, háálá doo naalnish da.
car 3-1-repair.I because NEG 3-work.I NEGChidí nidabinołtłáád.
car pl-3-2dpl-stop.Idadiilyį́į́h
pl-3DO-1dpl-melt.it.Idajiyą́
pl-3DO-4dpl-eat.it.Idajiłbéézh
pl-3DO-4dpl-boil.it.Idaołbéézh
pl-3DO-2dpl-boil.it.Idazhdiłhį́į́h
pl-3DO-4dpl-melt.it.Ideiilyį́į́h
pl-3DO-1dpl-melt.it.(snow).Ideiyą́
pl-3DO-3dpl-eat.it.Idideidiłjeeh
pl-3DO-3dpl-start.fire.IDiné nishłį́į ndi Bilaagana bizaad t’éí bee yáshti’.
Navajo 1-be.NI but English language only 3-with 1-speak.Idishhį́į́h
3DO-1-melt.it.IDooládó’ shį́į́ shich’ohoos’ni’ da; ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ kintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso naadiinígíí ńdiiłtsooz.
wow probably 1-lucky.P yesterday town areal down 1-go.I Past money twenty-NOM 3-sit.FFO.P
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Boy oh boy, I was in luck; yesterday I was walking down the street and found a twenty dollar bill.
bookmark- dooládó’ --- da lá (it) certainly isfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- shį́į́ perhaps, probably, possiblyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ yesterdayfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- góyaa downfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- nit’ee’ pastfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Doondó’ ’awéé’ yicha da.
not.even baby 3-cry.I NEGdínółkaad
3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Ihadanołchaad
pl-3DO-2dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).IHaidą́ą́’ ’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
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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 timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon




