haajííł
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -jííł (imperfective stem of root -JIL, “to stick out, to pierce”).
Verb
haajííł
- it sticks out, it protrudes (as a pole, a spear)
- a debt is incurred, money is owed
- Shąąh haajííł.
- A debt is incurred by me, I have credit, I owe money.
- Bee shąąh haajííł.
- I get it on credit.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | haajííł |
| PERFECTIVE | háájil |
| FUTURE | hadoojił |
Related terms
- adijił
- iijííł