dinééh
Navajo
Etymology 1
di- (inceptive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to migrate”).
Verb
dinééh
- he/she starts to move (his/her household or residence) along
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishnééh | diiʼnééh | dadiiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | dínééh | dohnééh | dadohnééh |
| 3rd person | dinééh | dadinééh | |
| 4th person | jidinééh | dazhdinééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déná | deeʼná | dadeeʼná |
| 2nd person | díníná | disooná | dadisooná |
| 3rd person | deezná | dadeezná | |
| 4th person | jideezná | dazhdeezná | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshnééł | didiiʼnééł | dadidiiʼnééł |
| 2nd person | didíínééł | didoohnééł | dadidoohnééł |
| 3rd person | didoonééł | dadidoonééł | |
| 4th person | dizhdoonééł | dazhdidoonééł | |
Noun
dinééh
- young man, youth