Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ho- (space, area, things) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).

Verb edit

hałeeh

  1. he/she is causing it, generating it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hashłeeh hwiidleeh dahwiidleeh
2nd person hółeeh hohłeeh dahohłeeh
3rd person hałeeh dahałeeh
4th person hojiłeeh dahojiłeeh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hoséłį́į́ʼ hosiidlį́į́ʼ dahosiidlį́į́ʼ
2nd person hosíníłį́į́ʼ hosoołį́į́ʼ dahosoołį́į́ʼ
3rd person hasłį́į́ʼ dahasłį́į́ʼ
4th person hojisłį́į́ʼ dahojisłį́į́ʼ