yiwozh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -wozh (neuter imperfective stem of root -WOZH, “to be ticklish”).

Verb

yiwozh

1. he/she is ticklish

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishhozh	yiiʼwozh	deiiʼwozh
2nd person	niwozh	wohhozh	daahhozh
3rd person	yiwozh		daawozh
4th person	jiwozh		dajiwozh

Related terms

• yiłhozh