halzhíísh

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhíísh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”).

Verb edit

halzhíísh

time passes, an era passes
(perfective) time is over, is ended
Tłʼéédą́ą́ʼ hatáál baa naʼaldeehígíí bílátah dah hashzhiizh.
The ceremony people were carrying on ended last night.

Usage notes edit

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	halzhíísh
PERFECTIVE	hashzhiizh
FUTURE	-