déesʼeez
Navajo
editEtymology
editdíní- (prolongative) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼeez (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼEEZ, “move the feet”).
Verb
editdéesʼeez
Usage notes
editThis is neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Neuter perfective (si), with some irregularities (see also díní-).
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | dínísʼeez | díníilʼeez | dadíníilʼeez |
2nd person | dínílʼeez | dínółʼeez | dadínółʼeez |
3rd person | déesʼeez | dadéesʼeez | |
4th person | jidéesʼeez | dazdéesʼeez |