dighaał
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to move eyes”).
Verb
[edit]dighaał
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishhaał | diigaał | dadiigaał |
| 2nd person | díghaał | dohhaał | dadohhaał |
| 3rd person | dighaał | dadighaał | |
| 4th person | jidighaał | dazhdighaał | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déghal | deegal | dadeegal |
| 2nd person | díníghal | disooghal | dadisooghal |
| 3rd person | deezghal | dadeezghal | |
| 4th person | jideezghal | dazhdeezghal | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshhał | didiigał | dadidiigał |
| 2nd person | didííghał | didoohhał | dadidoohhał |
| 3rd person | didooghał | dadidooghał | |
| 4th person | dizhdooghał | dazhdidooghał | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghaał
- PERFECTIVE: -ghal
- FUTURE: -ghał
- ITERATIVE: -gał
- OPTATIVE: -ghaał