yikad

Navajo

Etymology 1

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kad (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves, by extension, open hand slaps”).

Verb

yikad

1. he/she is slapping it, smacking it, beating it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishkad	yiikad	deiikad
2nd person	nikad	wohkad	daahkad
3rd person	yikad		deikad
4th person	jikad		dajikad

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíkad	yiikad	deiikad
2nd person	yíníkad	wookad	daookad
3rd person	yiyííkad		dayííkad
4th person	jííkad		dajííkad

Etymology 2

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reflexive) + -kad (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves, by extension, open hand slaps”).

Verb

yikad

1. (with łeezh ádąąh) he/she is slapping the dust off of himself/herself or his/her clothing

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishkad	yiikad	deiikad
2nd person	nikad	wohkad	daahkad
3rd person	yikad		daakad
4th person	jikad		dajikad

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishkad	yiikad	deiikad
2nd person	yíníkad	woohkad	daoohkad
3rd person	yikad		daakad
4th person	jookad		dajookad

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshkał	diikał	dadiikał
2nd person	dííkał	doohkał	dadoohkał
3rd person	dookał		dadookał
4th person	jidookał		dazhdookał

Verb

yikad

1. third-person singular perfective of yikad