diichʼééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“oral”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼééh (imperfective stem of root -CHʼEEʼ, “to open the mouth”).
Verb
[edit]diichʼééh
- he/she/it is opening his/her/its mouth
- Second-person singular imperfective form of diichʼééh
- First-person dual imperfective form of diichʼééh
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diishchʼééh | diichʼééh | dadiichʼééh |
| 2nd person | diichʼééh | doohchʼééh | dadoohchʼééh |
| 3rd person | diichʼééh | dadiichʼééh | |
| 4th person | jidiichʼééh | dazhdiichʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diichʼeeʼ | diichʼeeʼ | dadiichʼeeʼ |
| 2nd person | dinichʼeeʼ | doochʼeeʼ | dadoochʼeeʼ |
| 3rd person | diichʼeeʼ | dadiichʼeeʼ | |
| 4th person | jidiichʼeeʼ | dazhdiichʼeeʼ | |