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