Your search for the mode Neuter Imperfective (NI)
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’Akonee’, shą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ánít’íní nidishní.
see remember NEG 2-do.NI-Í 1-say.I’Akóyaa ’adah, t’áá baa ’áhólchįįh.
there-down down, just 3-to 2-aware.NI’Ayóigo deesk’aaz --- ’áyąą dah dinítsiz.
terribly cold no.wonder up 2-shiver.NI’Ałní’ní’ą́ą́dą́ą́’ t’ah doo da’adánígóó dishááhgóó ch’iyáán ’ásdįįd.
noon-past still NEG cafeteria-to 1-go.I-NEG food 3-dwindle.NI
listen
The cafeteria ran out of food at noon before I could go there.
bookmark- ałní’ní’ą́ noonfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- t’ah doo góó beforefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- dishááh start to gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ádįįh dwindle, become extinctfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Ashkii hooghan gone’ ałhosh.
boy hogan inside 2-sleep.NIBaa dahwiinít’ínígíí shił bééhodoozįįł nissin.
agenda 1-with 3-about-ho-find.out.F 3-1-want.NIChidí ’ániidígíí beít’ą́ą́ léi’ ’áyąąńda bił dahózhǫ́.
car new-ÍGÍÍ 3-to-3-pass-bring.SRO.P since no.wonder 3-with pl-3-good.NI
listen
They got a new vehicle; no wonder they’re happy.
bookmark- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- da such things asfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’áyąą, ’áyaańda no wonderfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Da’ shééhonísin?
Q 1-2-know.NIDibé bitsį’ doodago béégashii bitsį’ daats’í nínízin?
sheep 3-meat or cow 3-meat possibly 3-2-want.NIDichin nínízin ya’?
hungry 2-want.NI QDichinísh doodaii’ dibáá’ísh jinízin?
hunger-Q or thirst-Q 3-4-want.NIDoo ndi bił ílíí da.
not.even 3-with-grateful.NI NEGDooládó’ dichin nisin da.
certainly hungry 1-want.N DADoondó’ daatsaah da noolin.
not.even 3-sick.I NEG 3-resemble.NIDíí tsé t’óó la’ béésh át’é nahalin.
this rock contrary.to.appearances metal 3.be.NI 3-resemble.NIGohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk 3-with-GO perhaps 3-2-want.NIGohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk 3-with-GO perhaps 3-2-want.NIHa’át’íí baa ’áłah ’aleeh jiní?
what 3-for meeting 4-say.NIHa’át’íí neidiyoołnih nínízin?
who 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHa’át’íísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?
who-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHa’át’íísh nizhé’é nahideeshnih nízin.
what-Q 2-father 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NIHaalá tʼáá ʼéiyá yinílyée ni’?
how-Q just TOP 2-name.NI remember
listen
What was your name?
bookmark- haa + Neuter V how / what Vfind in Navajo Questions
- lá particle for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions
- t’áá justfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’éiyá topic markerfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ni’ past or deceasedfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
Haashą’ ʼátʼé, shí bichʼįʼ haʼdiisdzih.
how-Q 3-be.NI 1 3-to 1-speak.F
listen
How about this, let me speak to him.
bookmark- haashą’ ’át’é why sure, of coursefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- haa + Neuter V how / what Vfind in Navajo Questions
- -shą’ enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ch’į’ to, towardfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Hooghangóó nikéédeeshdááł nisin ndi ółta’di ’éí náshiilkááh.
home-toward 1-go.F 1-want.NI but school-at there 1-spend.night.N CHECK VERB GLOSSESJooł yee ndaanéhé Jóhonaa’éí daashin daolyée ni’.
ball 3-by.means.of pl-3-player.CI-NMLZ Sun(s) wasn’t.it pl-3-name.NI rememberMary ha’át’íí lá yinízin?
Mary what Q 3-3-want.NIMary ha’át’íí yinízin?
Mary what 3-3-want.NINa’nízhoozhígóó náádínídzáago háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł nínízin?
Gallup-toward again-2-go.R-GO where-Q 1-eat-F 2-want.NI
listen
When you go to Gallup again where do you want to eat?
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Iterative (R)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yishááh gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- háadi where atfind in Navajo Questions
- -sh enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ashą́ eatfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Naaki yiskánídą́ą́’ da’iiníílta’go hahoolzhiizh.
two day-past pl-1dpl-school.NI-GO start-time.passing.PNaalyéhé bá hooghandi t’ah doo dá’deelkaałdą́ą́’ nisingo na’ńle’dii tsį́į́ł shiisxį́ (siisxį́).
trading.post-at just NEG 3-PASS-close.I-past 1-think.N-GO dismay speed 1-3-kill.P
listen
Thinking that the trading post would not be closed I rushed (to get there), but I was out of luck.
bookmark- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- time
- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- na’ńle’dii to my dismay, out of luckfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- sisxé killfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Naʼahóóhai nitsaa bił hoo’aahgóó dóola dííyééł.
rodeo 3-big.NI 3-with areal-space.I-to bull 2-haul.FNáá’íídéeshtah nisin doodago t’óó siláogóó deeshááł.
again-1-go.school.F 1-want or merely military-to 1-go.FNeeznáadigóó ’oolkiłgo ’áłah ’aleeh daaní.
ten.at-toward time-GO meeting pl-4-say.NINizhé’é ha’át’íísh nahideeshnih nízin.
2-father-Q what 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NINił hǫ́zhǫ́ǫ́sh doodaii’ doósh nił hózhǫ́ǫ da?
2-with-happy.NI-Q or neg-Q 2-with happy.NI negNíléí chidí t’óó la’ nihichidí át’é nahalin.
there car contrary.to.appearances 1pl-car 3-be.NI 3-resemble.NIShíká ’anánílwo’ doodago’ t’áadoo shaa nánít’į́ní!
1-after indef-help.R or just-neg 1-about 1-2-bother.NI-negShínaaí shíká ’adoolwoł nisin ńt’éé’ ’áłt’ąą t’áadoo níyáa da.
1-older.brother 1-for 3-run.F 1-want.NI but after.all NEG 3-come.sg.P NEG
listen
I wanted my older brother to help me but unfortunately he didn’t come.
bookmark- -ká after, forfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- benefactive
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yishwoł run alongfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’áłt’ąą after allfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- t’áadoo notfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nishááh come, arrivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
Shoo, nahachagii t’óó ’ahayóí nihaa nínáá lá; ’áko shį́į́ baa ’ákodanosin dooleeł.
hey.look grasshopper merely many 1pl-to 3-migrate.P mirative then maybe 3-of 2pl-be.aware.NI FUT
listen
Hey look! We have alot of grasshoppers migrating through here; be aware of them.
bookmark- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’áko shį́į́ then maybe, then probablyfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’áhonissin be awarefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Tó lą’ígo nidlą́ ’áko bee nitah yá’áhoot’ééh dooleeł.
water many 3-2-drink.DI so 3-with 2-among pl-3-good.NI futureDrink lots of water so that you can be healthy.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’áko so, so that, so thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -tah, -taa-, -ta- among, mixingfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Ts’aa’ t’áá nitsaaígíí bídin nishłį́.
basket just 3-large.NI-nom 3-lack 1-be.NITsídii t’áyaalchíí’ wolyéhígíí bit’a’ danizhóní yee’.
bird wing-under-red 3-name.NI-NMLZ 3-wing pl-3-pretty.NI reallyTł’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




