shóhánéeh

Etymology

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

Verb

shóhánéeh

  1. there is a catastrophe

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE shóhánéeh
PERFECTIVE shóhóótʼįįd

Usage notes

This verb is preceded by doo and followed by da.

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 684
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