kʼézdon

Navajo

Etymology

kʼí- (“straight”) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -don (neuter perfective stem of root -DǪǪD, “to straighten up”).

Verb

kʼézdon

1. it is straight

Usage notes

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

This is a neuter verb that only uses the perfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

Related terms

• kʼédǫǫh
• nídon