yikʼeed
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -kʼeed (conclusive imperfective stem of root -KʼÉÉD, “to copulate”).
Verb
yikʼeed (transitive)
- he/she is having sex with him/her
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkʼeed | yiikʼeed | deiikʼeed |
| 2nd person | nikʼeed | wohkʼeed | daahkʼeed |
| 3rd person | yikʼeed | deikʼeed | |
| 4th person | jikʼeed | dajikʼeed | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sékʼééd | siikʼééd | dasiikʼééd |
| 2nd person | síníkʼééd | sookʼééd | dasookʼééd |
| 3rd person | yizkʼééd | deizkʼééd | |
| 4th person | jizkʼééd | dajizkʼééd | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkʼił | diikʼił | dadiikʼił |
| 2nd person | dííkʼił | doohkʼił | dadoohkʼił |
| 3rd person | yidookʼił | deidookʼił | |
| 4th person | jidookʼił | dazhdookʼił | |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshkʼiʼ | néiikʼiʼ | ńdeiikʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | náníkʼiʼ | náhkʼiʼ | ńdaahkʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | néíkʼiʼ | ńdeikʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | ńjíkʼiʼ | ńdajikʼiʼ | |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | wóshkʼeed | wookʼeed | daookʼeed |
| 2nd person | wóókʼeed | woohkʼeed | daoohkʼeed |
| 3rd person | yókʼeed | dayókʼeed | |
| 4th person | jókʼeed | dajókʼeed | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼeed
- PERFECTIVE: -kʼééd
- FUTURE: -kʼił
- ITERATIVE: -kʼiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -kʼeed
Related terms
- akʼééd (“sexual intercourse”)