yikʼá
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -kʼá (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KʼĄ́, “to grind”).
Verb
yikʼá
- he/she is grinding it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/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 | |