didzééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“arms, legs”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dzééh (imperfective stem of root -DZAʼ, “to stagger”).
The stem and root may actually be -zééh / -ZAʼ.
Verb
[edit]didzééh
- he/she is staggering somewhere, stumbling somewhere
Usage notes
[edit]This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift, with some irregularities (shift to si-perfective in the duoplural and plural forms).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | disdzééh | diidzééh | dadiidzééh |
| 2nd person | dídzééh | dohdzééh | dadohdzééh |
| 3rd person | didzééh | dadidzééh | |
| 4th person | jididzééh | dazhdidzééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deesdzaʼ | deedzaʼ | dadeedzaʼ |
| 2nd person | díínídzaʼ | disoohdzaʼ | dadisoohdzaʼ |
| 3rd person | doodzaʼ | dadeesdzaʼ | |
| 4th person | jidoodzaʼ | dazhdeesdzaʼ | |