haastih
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ha- (“aging”) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tih (neuter perfective stem of root -TIH, “to be old, decrepit”).
Verb
[edit]haastih
- he/she/it is old
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | haastih | hadaastih | |