naaztą́

== Navajo == === Etymology === na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -TĄ́, “to handle a slender stiff object”). === Verb === naaztą́ they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (slender stiff objects as sticks) ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is limited to expression in the third person and refers to multiple items. Also occurs with distributive da- as ndaaztą́, referring to a plurality of objects lying in groups. For a single item, use the verb sitą́. This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only. ==== See also ====