yééhósin
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]b- (thematic) + -é- (“about”) + -ná- (“around”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zin (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZĮĮD, “to know”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]yééhósin
- to know (a person), know it, know something, get acquainted with
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bééhonisin | bééhoniilzin | béédahoniilzin |
| 2nd person | bééhonísin | bééhonohsin | béédahonohsin |
| 3rd person | yééhósin | yéédahósin | |
| 4th person | bééhojísin | béédahojísin | |
First person singular imperfective bééhonisin has the alternative form bééhasin.
Other tenses are suppleted by the active verb yééhoosįįh.
Related terms
[edit]- yééhoosįįh / yééhósin (neuter) (to know someone)
- bééhoozįįh / bééhózin (neuter) (there is knowledge about)
- doo ádił yééhólzin (to claim to know nothing)
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with b- (thematic)
- Navajo terms prefixed with é- (postpositional)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ná- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZĮĮD (know)
- Navajo terms with audio pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect