yigháád
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -gháád (repetitive imperfective stem of root -GHÁÁD, “to shake”).
Verb
yigháád
- he/she/it is shaking it (repeatedly)
- he/she/it is whipping it, as the wind
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishháád | yiigáád | deiigáád |
| 2nd person | nigháád | woháád | daaháád |
| 3rd person | yigháád | deigháád | |
| 4th person | jigháád | dajigháád | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yígháád | yiigáád | deiigáád |
| 2nd person | yínígháád | woogháád | daoogháád |
| 3rd person | yiyíígháád | dayíígháád | |
| 4th person | jíígháád | dajíígháád | |