ákótʼé

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼá- (“thus”) + -kó- (“thus”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼé (neuter imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “to be”)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʔɑ́kʰótʼɛ́/

Verb edit

ákótʼé

he/she/it is right, correct
he/she/it is thus
doo bił ákótʼée da ― he/she disapproves

Usage notes edit

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ákóníshtʼé	ákóniitʼé	ákódaniitʼé
2nd person	ákónítʼé	ákónóhtʼé	ákódanohtʼé
3rd person	ákótʼé		ákódaatʼé
4th person	ákójítʼé		ákódajítʼé

Antonyms edit

doo ákótʼée da