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yíghááh
yíghááh
See also: niyą́
Navajo
Verb
yíghááh
- he/she/it arrives
Usage notes
Like all go-verbs, this verb uses three different verb bases for 1 subject going alone, 2 subjects going in a pair, and 3+ subjects going in a group. All three bases 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 (ni/ni) .
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishááh | niitʼaash | niikááh |
| 2nd person | nínááh | nohʼaash | nohkááh |
| 3rd person | yíghááh | yíʼaash | yíkááh |
| 4th person | jíghááh | jíʼaash | jíkááh |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níyá | niitʼáázh | niikai |
| 2nd person | yíníyá | nooʼáázh | noohkai |
| 3rd person | níyá | níʼáázh | yíkai |
| 4th person | jiníyá | jiníʼáázh | jíkai |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshááł | diitʼash | diikah |
| 2nd person | díínááł | doohʼash | doohkah |
| 3rd person | doogááł | dooʼash | dookah |
| 4th person | jidoogááł | jidooʼash | jidookah |