haajeeh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ha- (“up out”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jeeh (imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to run — 3+ actors”).
Verb
[edit]haajeeh
- they (3+ actors) run up out
Usage notes
[edit]This stem is used for running in a group of three or more people. For individual movement, see haalyeed . For movement in pairs, see hahiʼnilchééh .
Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject's involved in a movement as a group.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | haashjeeh | haiijeeh | hadeiijeeh |
| 2nd person | hanijeeh | haahjeeh | hadaahjeeh |
| 3rd person | haajeeh | hadaajeeh | |
| 4th person | hajijeeh | hadajijeeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | háájééʼ | haiijééʼ | hadashiijééʼ |
| 2nd person | háíníjééʼ | haoojééʼ | hadashoojééʼ |
| 3rd person | háájééʼ | hadaazhjééʼ | |
| 4th person | hajííjééʼ | hadajizhjééʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadeeshjah | hadiijah | hadadiijah |
| 2nd person | hadííjah | hadoohjah | hadadoohjah |
| 3rd person | hadoojah | hadadoojah | |
| 4th person | hazhdoojah | hadazhdoojah | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -jah
- OPTATIVE: -jeeh