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nizhóní

nizhóní

Navajo

Verb

nizhóní

  1. it/he/she is pretty, beautiful
  2. it/he/she is clean, good, nice, fine, neat

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter absolute (ni), with some irregularities .

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishzhóní niijóní, niilzhóní daniijóní
2nd person nízhóní nohzhóní danohzhóní
3rd person nizhóní danizhóní
4th person jízhóní dajízhóní
Unspecified ízhóní Passive A Passive B
Spatial hózhóní

First person appears as nishzhóní instead of the expected nishshóní if null classifier is assumed.

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