Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-geeh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -GOʼ, “an animate object falls”).

Verb edit

yigeeh

  1. he/she is falling

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishgeeh yiigeeh deiigeeh
2nd person nigeeh wohgeeh daahgeeh
3rd person yigeeh daageeh
4th person jigeeh dajigeeh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yígoʼ yiigoʼ dasiigoʼ
2nd person yínígoʼ woogoʼ dasoogoʼ
3rd person yígoʼ daazgoʼ
4th person jíígoʼ dajizgoʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshgoh diigoh dadiigoh
2nd person díígoh doohgoh dadoohgoh
3rd person doogoh dadoogoh
4th person jidoogoh dazhdoogoh

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -geeh
  • PERFECTIVE: -goʼ
  • FUTURE: -goh
  • ITERATIVE: -goh
  • OPTATIVE: -geeh

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