Navajo

Verb

chʼéʼaash

1. they (2 actors) go out horizontally (as through a door), exit, leave.

Usage notes

The stem is used for going / walking in pairs. For individual movement, see chʼéghááh. For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼékááh.

Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject involved in a movement as a pair:

• Bił chʼíníshʼáázh — I went out with him.

Distributive plural forms refer to several people going in pairs independent one from another:

• Ch'ídaniitʼáázh — we went out in pairs.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni)