Navajo

Verb

chʼéghááh

1. he/she goes out horizontally (as through a door), exits, leaves.

Usage notes

This stem is used for going / walking individually. For movement in pairs, see chʼéʼaash. For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼékááh.

Plural forms of this verb refer to several people going independently one from another:

• Chʼíniidzá — each of us went out.
• Nihí łaʼ chʼínooyá — one of you went out.
• Chʼídahaadzá (seriative aspect) — we went out one at a time, one after another.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with some irregularities