Navajo
Etymology
di- (“arms, legs”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dzééh (imperfective stem of root -DZAʼ, “to stagger”).
Verb
diidzééh
- he/she starts to stagger, to stumble
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| imperfective
|
singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
|
diisdzééh
|
diidzééh
|
dadiidzééh
|
| 2nd person
|
diidzééh
|
doohdzééh
|
dadoohdzééh
|
| 3rd person
|
diidzééh
|
dadiidzééh
|
| 4th person
|
jidiidzééh
|
dazhdiidzééh
|
| perfective
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singular
|
duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
|
diisdzaʼ
|
diidzaʼ
|
dadiidzaʼ
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| 2nd person
|
dinidzaʼ
|
doohdzaʼ
|
dadoohdzaʼ
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| 3rd person
|
diidzaʼ
|
dadiidzaʼ
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| 4th person
|
jidiidzaʼ
|
dazhdiidzaʼ
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