yikʼá
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼá (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KʼĄ́, “to grind”).
Verb
[edit]yikʼá
- he/she is grinding it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkʼá | yiikʼá | deiikʼá |
| 2nd person | nikʼá | wohkʼá | daahkʼá |
| 3rd person | yikʼá | deikʼá | |
| 4th person | jikʼá | dajikʼá | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíkʼą́ | yiikʼą́ | deiikʼą́ |
| 2nd person | yíníkʼą́ | wookʼą́ | daookʼą́ |
| 3rd person | yiyííkʼą́ | dayííkʼą́ | |
| 4th person | jííkʼą́ | dajííkʼą́ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkʼą́ą́ł | diikʼą́ą́ł | dadiikʼą́ą́ł |
| 2nd person | dííkʼą́ą́ł | doohkʼą́ą́ł | dadoohkʼą́ą́ł |
| 3rd person | yidookʼą́ą́ł | deidookʼą́ą́ł | |
| 4th person | jidookʼą́ą́ł | dazhdookʼą́ą́ł | |