haleeh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).
Verb
[edit]haleeh
- he/she/it is being born, coming into being, sprouting, forming
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hashłeeh | hwiidleeh | dahwiidleeh |
| 2nd person | hóleeh | hohłeeh | dahohłeeh |
| 3rd person | haleeh | dahaleeh | |
| 4th person | hojileeh | dahojileeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hosélį́į́ʼ | hosiidlį́į́ʼ | dahosiidlį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | hosínílį́į́ʼ | hosoolį́į́ʼ | dahosoolį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | hazlį́į́ʼ | dahazlį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | hojizlį́į́ʼ | dahojizlį́į́ʼ | |