chʼéyéés
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).
Verb
chʼéyéés
- it is sliding out horizontally (as a boulder from a tunnel)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | chʼéyéés |
| PERFECTIVE | chʼíníyiz |
| FUTURE | chʼídooyis |
Related terms
- diyéés
- iiyéés
- naalyiz
- naayéés
- náyéés
- néíłhéés
- neiłhiz
- níyiz
- yiłhiz
- yiyéés
- yíyéés
- yiyiiłhis
- yiyis