yigoh
See also: yígoh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -goh (progressive stem of root -GOʼ, “an animate object falls”).
Verb
[edit]yigoh
- he/she is falling along, is in the course of falling (a person from a height)
- it is flowing along (a stream of water)
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishgoh | yiigoh | deíníigeeh |
| 2nd person | yígoh | wohgoh | deínóhgeeh |
| 3rd person | yigoh | deígeeh | |
| 4th person | joogoh | dajígeeh | |