hólǫ́
Navajo
editEtymology
editho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lǫ́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮĮD, “to exist”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithólǫ́
- there is, there are
- tó hólǫ́ ― there is water
- he/she/it exists, is located somewhere
- he/she/it has
- Kii bimá dóó bizhéʼé hólǫ́. ― Kii has a mother and father.
- Kii bimá dóó bizhéʼé bighan hólǫ́. ― Kii’s parents have a home.
Usage notes
editThis verb refers to existence and location. When describing what or how something is, use the verb nilį́ for animate subjects, and átʼé for inanimate subjects.
This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | honishłǫ́ | honiidlǫ́ | dahoniidlǫ́ |
2nd person | honílǫ́ | honohłǫ́ | dahonohłǫ́ |
3rd person | hólǫ́ | dahólǫ́ | |
4th person | hojílǫ́ | dahojílǫ́ |
Antonyms
editDerived terms
edit- hólónę́ę (“what was in existence”)
- hólónę́ęgóó (“to where it used to exist”)
- hólónígíí (“that which exists”)
- hólǫ́ǫgo (“because there are”)
- łóóʼ bigaan dahólónígíí (“cephalopod”)
See also
editCategories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -LĮĮD (exist)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo terms with audio links
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect