nitsékees

== Navajo == === Etymology === na- (atelic, circuital) + -tsí- (“mental”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kees (continuative stem of root -KÉÉZ, “to think”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪ̀t͡sʰɛ́kʰèːs/ === Verb === nitsékees (with baa) he/she is thinking, pondering about it Bilagáana kʼehjígo baa ntsíjíkeesgo doo nantłʼah da. ― When you think about it in English, it’s not difficult. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si). ==== Verbal stems ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -kees PERFECTIVE: -kééz FUTURE: -kos ITERATIVE: -kos OPTATIVE: -kees ==== Alternative forms ==== ntsékees