digeeh

Navajo

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -geeh (imperfective stem of root -GOʼ, “to fall”).

Verb

digeeh

1. he/she is falling (from a standing position), tripping

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dishgeeh	diigeeh	dadiigeeh
2nd person	dígeeh	dohgeeh	dadohgeeh
3rd person	digeeh		dadigeeh
4th person	jidigeeh		dazhdigeeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dégoʼ	deegoʼ	dadeegoʼ
2nd person	dínígoʼ	disoogoʼ	dadisoogoʼ
3rd person	deezgoʼ		dadeezgoʼ
4th person	jideezgoʼ		dazhdeezgoʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dideeshgoh	didiigoh	dadidiigoh
2nd person	didíígoh	didoohgoh	dadidoohgoh
3rd person	didoogoh		dadidoogoh
4th person	dizhdoogoh		dazhdidoogoh

Related terms

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