yidiiłkǫǫh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -kǫǫh (transitional imperfective stem of root -KǪʼ, “to be smooth”).
Verb
yidiiłkǫǫh
- he/she is making it smooth, smoothing it down
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -kǫǫh
- PERFECTIVE: -kǫʼ
- FUTURE: -kǫǫł
- ITERATIVE: -kǫǫh
- OPTATIVE: -kǫǫh