hodiltłiʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“fire”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłiʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -TŁAH, “to burn”)
Verb
edithodiltłiʼ
- the area is on fire, is burning (a forest)
Usage notes
editThis verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only