haatih
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ha- (“aging”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tih (conclusive imperfective stem of root -TIH, “to be old”).
Verb
[edit]haatih
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | haashtih | haiitih | hadeiitih |
| 2nd person | hanitih | haahtih | hadaahtih |
| 3rd person | haatih | hadaatih | |
| 4th person | hajitih | hadajitih | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hasistih | hasiitih | hadasiitih |
| 2nd person | hasínítih | hasoohtih | hadasoohtih |
| 3rd person | haastih | hadaastih | |
| 4th person | hajistih | hadajistih | |
Note: the Analytical Lexicon (YMM 1992) states it is Durative aspect, but this comes in contradiction with their grammatical appendix (pp. 868-869) where it is said that “the Durative [...] takes a ∅/yi conjugation pattern” while “essentially a Durative, the Conclusive differs from the Durative in that [...] it takes a ∅/si” conjugation pattern. YM 1987 calls it a continuative, which AL reserves to verbs prefixed with na- (atelic) taking ∅/si pattern. See hainitá for the same issue.