ditʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
di- (extension) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪ̀tʼéːh/
Verb
ditʼééh
- (third person) it lines up, forms a line, extends in a line (as a rope, a wire or a fence)
- (in the plural) they line up, form a line (as people)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), plural only, third person only.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | diitʼééh | dadiitʼééh |
| 2nd person | — | dohtʼééh | dadohtʼééh |
| 3rd person | ditʼééh | daditʼééh | |
| 4th person | jiditʼééh | dazhditʼééh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | deetʼiʼ | dadeetʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | — | disootʼiʼ | dadisootʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | deeztʼiʼ | dadeeztʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | jideeztʼiʼ | dazhdeeztʼiʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | didiitʼih | dadidiitʼih |
| 2nd person | — | didoohtʼih | dadidoohtʼih |
| 3rd person | didootʼih | dadidootʼih | |
| 4th person | dizhdootʼih | dazhdidootʼih | |