dikʼǫsh
Navajo
Etymology
di- (“sensory”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -kʼǫsh (imperfective stem of root -KʼǪSH, “to be sour, spoiled”).
Verb
dikʼǫsh
- (imperfective) it spoils, it turns sour
- (perfective) it is spoiled, rotten, soured
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | dikʼǫsh |
| PERFECTIVE | dííkʼǫsh |
| FUTURE | didookʼǫsh |
Related terms
- díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh (ni-perfective neuter)