Navajo edit

Etymology edit

di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-dziih (imperfective stem of root -DZÍÍʼ, “to breathe”).

Verb edit

didziih

  1. he/she takes a breath, is breathing, respirating

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person disdziih diidziih dadiidziih
2nd person dídziih dohdziih dadohdziih
3rd person didziih dadidziih
4th person jididziih dazhdidziih
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person désdzííʼ deedzííʼ dadeedzííʼ
2nd person dínídzííʼ disoohdzííʼ dadisoohdzííʼ
3rd person deesdzííʼ dadeesdzííʼ
4th person jideesdzííʼ dazhdeesdzííʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideesdzih didiidzih dadidiidzih
2nd person didíídzih didoohdzih dadidoohdzih
3rd person didoodzih dadidoodzih
4th person dizhdoodzih dazhdidoodzih