dighaał
Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to move eyes”).
Verb
dighaał
- he/she is opening his/her eyes, is waking up (starts to move his/her eyes)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishhaał | diigaał | dadiigaał |
| 2nd person | díghaał | dohhaał | dadohhaał |
| 3rd person | dighaał | dadighaał | |
| 4th person | jidighaał | dazhdighaał | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déghal | deegal | dadeegal |
| 2nd person | díníghal | disooghal | dadisooghal |
| 3rd person | deezghal | dadeezghal | |
| 4th person | jideezghal | dazhdeezghal | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshhał | didiigał | dadidiigał |
| 2nd person | didííghał | didoohhał | dadidoohhał |
| 3rd person | didooghał | dadidooghał | |
| 4th person | dizhdooghał | dazhdidooghał | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghaał
- PERFECTIVE: -ghal
- FUTURE: -ghał
- ITERATIVE: -gał
- OPTATIVE: -ghaał
Related terms
- yighaał