daatsaah
Navajo
editEtymology
editda- (“death”, disjunct prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsaah (imperfective stem of root -TSĄ́, “to die — 1 actor”).
Verb
editdaatsaah
- (imperfective) he/she is sick, ill
- (in other modes) he/she died
- Shizhéʼé sitsʼą́ą́ʼ daaztsą́. ― My father died on me, I lost my father.
- (with ooljééʼ or jóhonaaʼéí) there is an eclipse
- Ooljééʼ daaztsą́. ― There's a lunar eclipse.
Usage notes
editThis stem is used for one subject only. For dual or plural subjects, see niné.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | daastsaah | — | — |
| 2nd person | danitsaah | — | — |
| 3rd person | daatsaah | — | — |
| 4th person | dajitsaah | — | — |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dasétsą́ | — | — |
| 2nd person | dasínítsą́ | — | — |
| 3rd person | daaztsą́ | — | — |
| 4th person | dajiztsą́ | — | — |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dadeestsaał | — | — |
| 2nd person | dadíítsaał | — | — |
| 3rd person | dadootsaał | — | — |
| 4th person | dazhdootsaał | — | — |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | daostsaał | — | — |
| 2nd person | daóótsaał | — | — |
| 3rd person | daotsaał | — | — |
| 4th person | dajótsaał | — | — |
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECIVE: -tsaah
- PERFECTIVE: -tsą́
- FUTURE: -tsaał
- OPTATIVE: -tsaał
- ITERATIVE: -tsaah
Derived terms
edit- jóhonaaʼéí daaztsą́ (“solar eclipse”)
- ooljééʼ daaztsą́ (“lunar eclipse”)