nizhóní

== Navajo == === Etymology === ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhǫ́ (neuter absolute stem of root -ZHǪǪD, “to be nice, beautiful”) + -í (nominalizing suffix), resulting noun later repurposed as a verb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪ̀ʒónɪ́/ === Verb === nizhóní it/he/she is pretty, beautiful 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. First person appears as nishzhóní instead of the expected nishshóní if null classifier is assumed. ==== Related terms ==== hózhǫ́ hózhóní nizhónígo