hanééh

Etymology

ho- (space, area, things) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-nééh (momentaneous stem of root -YAA, “to make”)

Verb

hanééh

  1. 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