nízaad
Navajo
Etymology
ní- (comparative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zaad (neuter comparative stem of root -ZAAD, “to be far”).
Usage notes
This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Young & Morgan show this verb as a neuter absolute, but in all other instances of such pairs of absolute and comparative adjectives, ní- (comparative) and aheení- (one compared to the other, equally) always designate the comparative counterpart (cf. níłnééz, aheeníłnééz).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter comparative (∅), third person only.
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