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