chʼéjeeh

Navajo

Etymology

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jeeh (imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to run — 3+ actors”).

Verb

chʼéjeeh

1. they (3+ actors) run out horizontally

Usage notes

This stem is used for running in a group of three or more people. For individual movement, see chʼélyeed . For movement in pairs, see chʼíhiʼnilchééh .

Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject's involved in a movement as a group.

• Nihił chʼíníshjeeh — I run out with you (pl.).

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼíníshjeeh	chʼíniijeeh	chʼídaniijeeh
2nd person	chʼíníjeeh	chʼínóhjeeh	chʼídanohjeeh
3rd person	chʼéjeeh		chʼídaajeeh
4th person	chʼíjíjeeh		chʼídajíjeeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼíníjééʼ	chʼíniijééʼ	chʼídaniijééʼ
2nd person	chʼííníjééʼ	chʼínoojééʼ	chʼídanoojééʼ
3rd person	chʼíníjééʼ		chʼídaazhjééʼ
4th person	chʼízhníjééʼ		chʼídajizhjééʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼídeeshjah	chʼídiijah	chʼídadiijah
2nd person	chʼídííjah	chʼídoohjah	chʼídadoohjah
3rd person	chʼídoojah		chʼídadoojah
4th person	chʼízhdoojah		chʼídazhdoojah

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -jah
• OPTATIVE: -jeeh

Related terms

• dijeeh
• haajeeh
• iijeeh
• naajeeh
• yijah
• yíjeeh

See also

• chʼélyeed (1), chʼíhiʼnilchééh (2), chʼéjeeh (3+) (to run out horizontally)
• chʼéghááh (1), chʼéʼaash (2), chʼékááh (3+) (to go out horizontally)