honiłné
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ho- (“space, area, things”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -né (conclusive imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to win”).
Verb
[edit]honiłné
- he/she is winning it, is better at it
- Baa honéłná. ― I won over him, I beat him, he lost to me.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | honishné | honiilné | dahoniilné |
| 2nd person | honíłné | honołné | dahonołné |
| 3rd person | honiłné | dahoniłné | |
| 4th person | hozhniłné | dahozhniłné | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | honéłná | honeelná | dahoneelná |
| 2nd person | honíníłná | honoołná | dahonoołná |
| 3rd person | honeesná | dahoneesná | |
| 4th person | hozhneesná | dahozhneesná | |