hiłiijį́į́h

Navajo

Etymology

hił (“day”, incorporated noun) + yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zhį́į́h (imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb

hiłiijį́į́h

1. it is becoming dusk, it is getting dark outside

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	hiłiijį́į́h
PERFECTIVE	hiłiijį́į́'
FUTURE	hiłidoojį́į́ł
ITERATIVE	náhiłiijį́į́h
OPTATIVE	hiłoojį́į́h