yikʼęęh
Navajo
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼęęh (imperfective stem of root -KʼĘĘʼ, “to cut”).
Verb
[edit]yikʼęęh
- (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
[edit]Paradigm: 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 | |