nijeeh
Navajo
Etymology
ni- (terminative) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -jeeh (imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to lie — 3+ actors”).
Usage notes
This stem is used for lying in groups of three or more subjects. For individual lying, see niteeh. For lying in pairs, see niteesh.
Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject lying with more than 2 additional subjects as a group:
- Nihił nishjeeh — I'm reclining with you (pl.).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nishjeeh | niijeeh | daniijeeh |
2nd person | níjeeh | nohjeeh | danohjeeh |
3rd person | nijeeh | danijeeh | |
4th person | jinijeeh | dazhnijeeh |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | néjééʼ | neejééʼ | daneejééʼ |
2nd person | níníjééʼ | shinoojééʼ | dashinoojééʼ |
3rd person | neezhjééʼ | daneezhjééʼ | |
4th person | jineezhjééʼ | dazhneezhjééʼ |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | dínéeshjah | díníijah | dadíníijah |
2nd person | dínííjah | dínóohjah | dadínóohjah |
3rd person | dínóojah | dadínóojah | |
4th person | dízhnóojah | dazhdínóojah |
See also
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