yigeeh

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

yigeeh

1. he/she is falling

Conjugation

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

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

Related terms

• digeeh