dizheeh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“oral”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zheeh (imperfective stem of root -ZHÉÉʼ, “to spit”).
Verb
[edit]dizheeh
- he/she is spitting somewhere
Usage notes
[edit]This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the target of the action.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | disheeh | diijeeh | dadiijeeh |
| 2nd person | dízheeh | dohsheeh | dadohsheeh |
| 3rd person | dizheeh | dadizheeh | |
| 4th person | jidizheeh | dazhdizheeh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | díízhééʼ | diijééʼ | dadiijééʼ |
| 2nd person | díínízhééʼ | doozhééʼ | dadoozhééʼ |
| 3rd person | díízhééʼ | dadíízhééʼ | |
| 4th person | jidíízhééʼ | dazhdíízhééʼ | |