Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼá- (thus) + -ho- (space, area, things) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-į́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make, to act”)

Verb edit

áhátʼį́

  1. it happens, takes place, occurs

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE áhátʼį́ / (mom) áhátʼįįh
PERFECTIVE áhóótʼįįd
FUTURE áhodoonííł
ITERATIVE ánáhootʼįįh
OPTATIVE áhóneʼ

Noun edit

áhátʼį́

  1. acts, actions