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jiilgéésh

jiilgéésh

Navajo

Verb

jiilgéésh

  1. lightning flashes, there is a flash of lightening.

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

The imperfective has two forms, one using the semelfactive stem proper (jiilgish), and one using the momentaneous stem (jiilgéésh).

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si), third person only .

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE jiilgéésh, jiilgish
PERFECTIVE jishgish
FUTURE jidoolgish

Related terms

  • jiilgęsh