Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to move eyes”).
Verb
dighaał
- he/she is opening his/her eyes, is waking up (starts to move his/her eyes)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dishhaał
|
diigaał
|
dadiigaał
|
| 2nd person
|
díghaał
|
dohhaał
|
dadohhaał
|
| 3rd person
|
dighaał
|
dadighaał
|
| 4th person
|
jidighaał
|
dazhdighaał
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
déghal
|
deegal
|
dadeegal
|
| 2nd person
|
díníghal
|
disooghal
|
dadisooghal
|
| 3rd person
|
deezghal
|
dadeezghal
|
| 4th person
|
jideezghal
|
dazhdeezghal
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dideeshhał
|
didiigał
|
dadidiigał
|
| 2nd person
|
didííghał
|
didoohhał
|
dadidoohhał
|
| 3rd person
|
didooghał
|
dadidooghał
|
| 4th person
|
dizhdooghał
|
dazhdidooghał
|
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghaał
- PERFECTIVE: -ghal
- FUTURE: -ghał
- ITERATIVE: -gał
- OPTATIVE: -ghaał