diłkʼáás

Navajo

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kʼáás (imperfective stem of root -KʼAAZ, “to be cold”).

Verb

diłkʼáás

1. it (weather) is turning cold, starting to be cold

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	diłkʼáás
PERFECTIVE	deeskʼaaz
FUTURE	didoołkʼas
ITERATIVE	ńdíłkʼas
OPTATIVE	dółkʼáás