chʼéghááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ááh (imperfective stem of root -YÁ, “to go, to walk —1 actor”).
Prefix chʼí- becomes chʼé- when in pre-stem position.
Verb
[edit]chʼéghááh
Usage notes
[edit]This stem is used for going / walking individually. For movement in pairs, see chʼéʼaash. For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼékááh.
Plural forms of this verb refer to several people going independently one from another:
- Chʼíniidzá — each of us went out.
- Nihí łaʼ chʼínooyá — one of you went out.
- Chʼídahaadzá (seriative aspect) — we went out one at a time, one after another.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with some irregularities
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshááh | chʼíniidááh | chʼídaniidááh |
| 2nd person | chʼínínááh | chʼínóhhááh | chʼídanohhááh |
| 3rd person | chʼéghááh | chʼídaaghááh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíghááh | chʼídajighááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníyá | chʼíniidzá | chʼídaniidzá |
| 2nd person | chʼííníyá | chʼínooyá | chʼídanooyá |
| 3rd person | chʼíníyá | — | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníyá | — | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshááł | chʼídiidááł | chʼídadiidááł |
| 2nd person | chʼídíínááł | chʼídoodááł | chʼídadoodááł |
| 3rd person | chʼídoogááł | chʼídadoogááł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoogááł | chʼídazhdoogááł | |