"táltʼé" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: tááʼ (“three”) + yiltʼé (“there are a certain number of them”), from the root -TʼEʼ (“to be”). Etymology templates: {{com|nv|tááʼ|yiltʼé|t1=three|t2=there are a certain number of them}} tááʼ (“three”) + yiltʼé (“there are a certain number of them”), {{nv-root|-TʼEʼ|be}} -TʼEʼ (“to be”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} táltʼé Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [first-person, imperfective, singular], tániiltʼé [duoplural, first-person, imperfective], tádaniiltʼé [first-person, imperfective, plural], - [imperfective, second-person, singular], tánołtʼé [duoplural, imperfective, second-person], tádanołtʼé [imperfective, plural, second-person], táltʼé [duoplural, imperfective, singular, third-person], tádaaltʼé [imperfective, plural, third-person], tájiltʼé [duoplural, fourth-person, imperfective, singular], tádajiltʼé [fourth-person, imperfective, plural]
  1. there are three of them Related terms: dį́ltʼé (english: there are four of them), ashdlaltʼé (english: there are five of them), hastą́ltʼé (english: there are six of them), tsostsʼiltʼé (english: there are seven of them), tseebíltʼé (english: there are eight of them), náhástʼéltʼé (english: there are nine of them), neeználtʼé (english: there are ten of them)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "tááʼ",
        "3": "yiltʼé",
        "t1": "three",
        "t2": "there are a certain number of them"
      },
      "expansion": "tááʼ (“three”) + yiltʼé (“there are a certain number of them”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-TʼEʼ",
        "2": "be"
      },
      "expansion": "-TʼEʼ (“to be”)",
      "name": "nv-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "tááʼ (“three”) + yiltʼé (“there are a certain number of them”), from the root -TʼEʼ (“to be”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tániiltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tádaniiltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tánołtʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tádanołtʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "táltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tádaaltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tájiltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tádajiltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "táltʼé",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼEʼ (be)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs in the neuter absolute (∅) aspect",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs used in plural only",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there are three of them"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "there are four of them",
          "translation": "there are four of them",
          "word": "dį́ltʼé"
        },
        {
          "english": "there are five of them",
          "translation": "there are five of them",
          "word": "ashdlaltʼé"
        },
        {
          "english": "there are six of them",
          "translation": "there are six of them",
          "word": "hastą́ltʼé"
        },
        {
          "english": "there are seven of them",
          "translation": "there are seven of them",
          "word": "tsostsʼiltʼé"
        },
        {
          "english": "there are eight of them",
          "translation": "there are eight of them",
          "word": "tseebíltʼé"
        },
        {
          "english": "there are nine of them",
          "translation": "there are nine of them",
          "word": "náhástʼéltʼé"
        },
        {
          "english": "there are ten of them",
          "translation": "there are ten of them",
          "word": "neeználtʼé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "táltʼé"
}
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      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "táltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tádaaltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tájiltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tádajiltʼé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "there are four of them",
      "translation": "there are four of them",
      "word": "dį́ltʼé"
    },
    {
      "english": "there are five of them",
      "translation": "there are five of them",
      "word": "ashdlaltʼé"
    },
    {
      "english": "there are six of them",
      "translation": "there are six of them",
      "word": "hastą́ltʼé"
    },
    {
      "english": "there are seven of them",
      "translation": "there are seven of them",
      "word": "tsostsʼiltʼé"
    },
    {
      "english": "there are eight of them",
      "translation": "there are eight of them",
      "word": "tseebíltʼé"
    },
    {
      "english": "there are nine of them",
      "translation": "there are nine of them",
      "word": "náhástʼéltʼé"
    },
    {
      "english": "there are ten of them",
      "translation": "there are ten of them",
      "word": "neeználtʼé"
    }
  ],
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        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼEʼ (be)",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the neuter absolute (∅) aspect",
        "Navajo verbs used in plural only",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there are three of them"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "táltʼé"
}

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