See also: háígeed

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-gééd (imperfective stem of root -GEED, “to stick, to dig”).

Verb edit

haigééd

  1. he/she is digging it up, out
  2. he/she is mining it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashgééd haiigééd hadeiigééd
2nd person hanigééd haahgééd hadaahgééd
3rd person haigééd hadeigééd
4th person hajigééd hadajigééd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person háágeed haiigeed hadasiigeed
2nd person háínígeed haoogeed hadasoogeed
3rd person hayíígeed hadeizgeed
4th person hajíígeed hadajizgeed
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshgoł hadiigoł hadadiigoł
2nd person hadíígoł hadoohgoł hadadoohgoł
3rd person haidoogoł hadeidoogoł
4th person hazhdoogoł hadazhdoogoł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -gééd
  • PERFECTIVE: -geed
  • FUTURE: -goł
  • ITERATIVE: -goʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -gééd

Related terms edit