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‎Determiners

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== NAV-ENG Tests ==
===Determiners===
* Navajo has no equivalent determiner to English's "the" or "a"

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Jooł nikídílniihí tsáskʼeh biyaa íímááz.|The basketball rolled underneath the bed.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Jooł{{tag|n}} nikídílniihí{{tag|adj}} tsáskʼeh{{tag|n}} yaa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} íímááz{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|perf}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|Ball{{tag|n}} basketball{{tag|adj}} bed{{tag|n}} under{{tag|pp}} roll{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}}}

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ bighan binaa ałhéénílyeed.|Go around the ant mound.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ{{tag|n}} ghan{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} naa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} ałhéénílyeed{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|impf}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ant{{tag|n}} house{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} around{{tag|pp}} go{{tag|v}}}}

===Postpositions===
* Navajo has a wide array of postpositions, also applying possessive inflection on them

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Jooł nikídílniihí tsáskʼeh biyaa íímááz.|The basketball rolled underneath the bed.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Jooł{{tag|n}} nikídílniihí{{tag|adj}} tsáskʼeh{{tag|n}} yaa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} íímááz{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|perf}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|Ball{{tag|n}} basketball{{tag|adj}} bed{{tag|n}} under{{tag|pp}} roll{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}}}

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ bighan binaa ałhéénílyeed.|Go around the ant mound.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ{{tag|n}} ghan{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} naa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} ałhéénílyeed{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|impf}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ant{{tag|n}} house{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} around{{tag|pp}} go{{tag|v}}}}

===Pronouns===
* Pronouns are often excluded in Navajo, appearing only as morphemes within the verb

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Atooʼ łaʼ naa deeshkááł.|I will give you some stew.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Atooʼ{{tag|n}} łaʼ{{tag|det}} naa{{tag|post}} deeshkááł{{tag|v}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|fut}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|Stew{{tag|n}} some{{tag|det}} around{{tag|pp}} give{{tag|v}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|fut}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}}}

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ bighan binaa ałhéénílyeed.|Go around the ant mound.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ{{tag|n}} ghan{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} naa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} ałhéénílyeed{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|impf}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ant{{tag|n}} house{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} around{{tag|pp}} go{{tag|v}}}}

===Verb placement===
* Verbs always appear at the end of the sentence in Navajo

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Jooł nikídílniihí tsáskʼeh biyaa íímááz.|The basketball rolled underneath the bed.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Jooł{{tag|n}} nikídílniihí{{tag|adj}} tsáskʼeh{{tag|n}} yaa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} íímááz{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|perf}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|Ball{{tag|n}} basketball{{tag|adj}} bed{{tag|n}} under{{tag|pp}} roll{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}}}

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ bighan binaa ałhéénílyeed.|Go around the ant mound.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ{{tag|n}} ghan{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} naa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} ałhéénílyeed{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|impf}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ant{{tag|n}} house{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} around{{tag|pp}} go{{tag|v}}}}

===Verb mode===
* Unlike English's tenses, Navajo has a variety of modes to locate actions within time. A change in verb stem (and sometimes in the disjunct prefix) marks a different mode.

* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Atooʼ łaʼ naa deeshkááł.|I will give you some stew.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Atooʼ{{tag|n}} łaʼ{{tag|det}} naa{{tag|post}} deeshkááł{{tag|v}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|fut}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|Stew{{tag|n}} some{{tag|det}} around{{tag|pp}} give{{tag|v}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|fut}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}}}
* {{transferTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ bighan binaa ałhéénílyeed.|Go around the ant mound.}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ{{tag|n}} ghan{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} naa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} ałhéénílyeed{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|impf}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ant{{tag|n}} house{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} around{{tag|pp}} go{{tag|v}}}}

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 * {{transferTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ bighan binaa ałhéénílyeed.|Go around the ant mound.}}
 *: {{transferMorphTest|nav|eng|Wóláchííʼ{{tag|n}} ghan{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} naa{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} ałhéénílyeed{{tag|v}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|impf}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ant{{tag|n}} house{{tag|n}}{{tag|px3sg}} around{{tag|pp}} go{{tag|v}}}}
 ===Postpositions===

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