Navajo Word of the Day: Turn On the Light

This video teaches you how to say, “Turn on the light,“ in the Navajo (Diné) language. Like previous video examples, this verb has both transitive and intransitive verbs. The intransitive verbs for saying, “Turn it on,“ are as follows: - 1st person (I’m turning it on): Adiishtłáád - 2nd person (You turn it on): Adiiłtłáád - 3rd person (He/she is turning it on): Adiiłtłáád Examples: Tyrique adiiłtłáád. Tyrique is turning onthe light. For intransitive verbs, you do not need to say what object is involved in being turned on. The transitive verbs for saying, “Turn it on,“ are as follows: The intransitive verbs for saying, “Turn it on,“ are as follows: - 1st person (I’m turning on the light): Light diishtłáád - 2nd person (You turn on the light): Light diiłtłáád - 3rd person (He/she is turning it on): Éí light diiłtłáád In these examples, the Navlish (English & Navajo) form is used where ’light’ is the object. For this verb, whatever you want to turn on, you just say the object’s name, whether in English o