nanidééh

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“downward”) + -ni- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -dééh (imperfective stem of root -DEEʼ, “to move through air”).

Verb

nanidééh

it falls down (as snowflakes or meteors)

Usage notes

This verb is used only in expressions in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	nanidééh
PERFECTIVE	naníídeeʼ
FUTURE	ndínóodah

Stem set

IMPERFECTIVE: -dééh
PERFECTIVE: -deeʼ
FUTURE: -dah
ITERATIVE: -dah
OPTATIVE: -dééh

Derived terms

sǫʼ nanidéhígíí

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