nanidééh

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“downward”) + -ni- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -dééh (imperfective stem of root -DEEʼ, “to move through air”).

Verb

nanidééh

1. it falls down (as snowflakes or meteors)

Usage notes

This verb is used only in expressions in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	nanidééh
PERFECTIVE	naníídeeʼ
FUTURE	ndínóodah

Stem set

• IMPERFECTIVE: -dééh
• PERFECTIVE: -deeʼ
• FUTURE: -dah
• ITERATIVE: -dah
• OPTATIVE: -dééh

Derived terms

• sǫʼ nanidéhígíí