diichʼééh
Navajo
editEtymology
editdi- (“oral”) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼééh (imperfective stem of root -CHʼEEʼ, “to open the mouth”).
Verb
editdiichʼééh
- he/she/it is opening his/her/its mouth
- Second-person singular imperfective form of diichʼééh
- First-person dual imperfective form of diichʼééh
Conjugation
editParadigm: Transitional (yii/yii)
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | diishchʼééh | diichʼééh | dadiichʼééh |
2nd person | diichʼééh | doohchʼééh | dadoohchʼééh |
3rd person | diichʼééh | dadiichʼééh | |
4th person | jidiichʼééh | dazhdiichʼééh |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | diichʼeeʼ | diichʼeeʼ | dadiichʼeeʼ |
2nd person | dinichʼeeʼ | doochʼeeʼ | dadoochʼeeʼ |
3rd person | diichʼeeʼ | dadiichʼeeʼ | |
4th person | jidiichʼeeʼ | dazhdiichʼeeʼ |