ńtʼééʼ

See also: ńtʼę́ę́ʼ

Navajo

Etymology

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Particle

ńtʼééʼ

1. past time marker, often translated as: was, used to, and then, but, when
2. former, deceased

   shinálí ńtʼééʼ ― my grandfather, now deceased

Alternative forms

• nítʼééʼ
• ńtʼę́ę́ʼ

Derived terms

• ńtʼę́ʼę́ę
• dooleeł ńtʼééʼ (conditional mood, “would have”)

See also

• -ę́ę
• yę́ę

Conjunction

ńtʼééʼ

1. but, so, and, with the result that, when (in a past time context)