yikʼęęh
Navajo
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼęęh (imperfective stem of root -KʼĘĘʼ, “to cut”).
Verb
edityikʼęęh
- (with tsiih) he/she is cutting himself/herself it (a body part) with something sharp
- Shiyaatsʼin tsiih yíkʼęęʼ. ― I nicked my chin (while shaving for example).
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishkʼęęh | yiikʼęęh | deiikʼęęh |
2nd person | nikʼęęh | wohkʼęęh | daahkʼęęh |
3rd person | yikʼęęh | deikʼęęh | |
4th person | jikʼęęh | dajikʼęęh |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíkʼęęʼ | yiikʼęęʼ | deiikʼęęʼ |
2nd person | yíníkʼęęʼ | wookʼęęʼ | daookʼęęʼ |
3rd person | yiyííkʼęęʼ | dayííkʼęęʼ | |
4th person | jííkʼęęʼ | dajííkʼęęʼ |