Navajo

Verb

dighááh

1. (in all modes except in the perfective) he/she starts to go; (in the perfective) he/she has started to go, is about to go, intends to go, is on the way to.

   Biiʼndaʼaʼnéhégóó deetʼáázh — He and I are going to the gym.

   Wááshindoongóó déyá — I’m going to Washington.

   Naʼnízhoozhígóó deekai — We’re about to go to Gallup.

   Hoozdohgóósh dishooʼáázh? — Are you two going to Phoenix?

2. (with chʼééh) (imperf.) he/she is getting tired; (perf.) he/she is tired.

   Chʼééh deeyá. — Heʼs tired.

   Chʼééh dishááh. — I'm getting tired.

3. (with bikʼi-) he/she quits it, gives it up, discontinues it

   Anáhoʼniiłtį́įhgo biniinaa náháshgodę́ę bikʼinídíshdááh. — I stop hoeing again and again because it keeps starting to rain.

Usage notes

Like all go-verbs, this verb uses three different roots for 1 subject going alone, 2 subjects going in a pair, and 3+ subjects going in a group. All three roots can be conjugated in all 3 numbers (singular, duoplural, distributive plural), with practical different meanings. See chʼéghááh, chʼéʼaash, chʼékááh for further details.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si) .