yikad
Navajo
Etymology 1
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -kad (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves, by extension, open hand slaps”).
Verb
yikad
- he/she is slapping it, smacking it, beating it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/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) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reflexive) + -kad (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves, by extension, open hand slaps”).
Verb
yikad
- (with łeezh ádąąh) he/she is slapping the dust off of himself/herself or his/her clothing
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/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
- third-person singular perfective form of yikad