Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-hę́ę́s (durative imperfective stem of root -HĘĘZ, “to itch”).

Verb edit

yihę́ę́s

  1. it itches (said of a body part)

Usage notes edit

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yihę́ę́s
PERFECTIVE yíhęęz
FUTURE doohęs
ITERATIVE náhęs
OPTATIVE wóhę́ę́s