Navajo Word of the Day: Turn Off the Light

This video teaches you how to say, “Turn off the light,“ in the Navajo (Diné) language. Like previous video examples, this verb has both a transitive and intransitive verbs. The intransitive verbs for saying, “Turn it off,“ are as follows: - 1st person (I’m turning it off): Anistséés - 2nd person (You turn it off): Aníłtséés - 3rd person (He/she is turning it off): Aniłtséés Examples: Tyrique aníłtséés. Tyrique is turning off the light. Tanya aníłtséés. Tanya is turning off the light. For intransitive verbs, you do not need to say what object is involved in being turned off. The transitive verbs for saying, “Turn it off,“ are as follows: The intransitive verbs for saying, “Turn it off,“ are as follows: - 1st person (I’m turning off the light): Light nistséés - 2nd person (You turn off the light): Light níłtséés - 3rd person (He/she is turning it off): Éí light yiniłtséés In these examples, the Navlish (English & Navajo) form is used where ’light’ is the object. Examples: Tyrique light yiniłtséés. Tyr