hanééh
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (momentaneous stem of root -YAA, “to make”)
Verb
hanééh
- to occur, come about
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | hanééh |
| PERFECTIVE | hoodzaa |
| FUTURE | hodoonííł |
| ITERATIVE | náhootʼįįh |
| OPTATIVE | hóneʼ |
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 413.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 683