hóóyééʼ
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yééʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -YÉÉʼ, “terror”).
Verb
[edit]hóóyééʼ (perfective)
- it became dreadful, terrifying
- Tʼóó bił hóóyééʼ. ― He became terrified.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | hóyééʼ |
| PERFECTIVE | hóóyééʼ |
| FUTURE | — |
The imperfective belongs to a different paradigm, but is included here for reference.
See also
[edit]- hóyééʼ (imperfective)
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -YÉÉʼ (terror)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (yi) aspect