diidzééh

Navajo

Etymology

di- (“arms, legs”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dzééh (imperfective stem of root -DZAʼ, “to stagger”).

Verb

diidzééh

1. he/she starts to stagger, to stumble

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	diisdzééh	diidzééh	dadiidzééh
2nd person	diidzééh	doohdzééh	dadoohdzééh
3rd person	diidzééh		dadiidzééh
4th person	jidiidzééh		dazhdiidzééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	diisdzaʼ	diidzaʼ	dadiidzaʼ
2nd person	dinidzaʼ	doohdzaʼ	dadoohdzaʼ
3rd person	diidzaʼ		dadiidzaʼ
4th person	jidiidzaʼ		dazhdiidzaʼ

Related terms

• adidzééh
• chʼídeedzééh
• didzééh
• doodzah
• hadidzééh
• ndeedzééh