didziih
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dziih (imperfective stem of root -DZÍÍʼ, “to breathe”).
Verb
[edit]didziih
- he/she takes a breath, is breathing, respirating
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | disdziih | diidziih | dadiidziih |
| 2nd person | dídziih | dohdziih | dadohdziih |
| 3rd person | didziih | dadidziih | |
| 4th person | jididziih | dazhdidziih | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | désdzííʼ | deedzííʼ | dadeedzííʼ |
| 2nd person | dínídzííʼ | disoohdzííʼ | dadisoohdzííʼ |
| 3rd person | deesdzííʼ | dadeesdzííʼ | |
| 4th person | jideesdzííʼ | dazhdeesdzííʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideesdzih | didiidzih | dadidiidzih |
| 2nd person | didíídzih | didoohdzih | dadidoohdzih |
| 3rd person | didoodzih | dadidoodzih | |
| 4th person | dizhdoodzih | dazhdidoodzih | |