bízháneeʼ

Navajo

Noun

bízháneeʼ

1. he/she/they is/are lucky

   tʼáá íiyisíí nízháneeʼ ― you are really lucky!

Usage notes

The Navajo notion of luck is different...a person’s luck is believed to be affected by his or her conduct in life, so people can make their own luck.

Inflection

Navajo postpositions

	singular	duoplural
1st person	shízháneeʼ	nihízháneeʼ
2nd person	nízháneeʼ	nihízháneeʼ
3rd person	bízháneeʼ
4th person (3o)	yízháneeʼ
4th person (3a)	házháneeʼ
4th person (3i)	ázháneeʼ	—
reflexive	ázháneeʼ, ádízháneeʼ	—
reciprocal	—	áłzháneeʼ, ahíłzháneeʼ