hólǫ́
See also: holo, hölö, hoʻoholo, and holo-
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -lǫ́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮĮD, “to exist”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
hólǫ́
- 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
This 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
Paradigm: 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
- ádin
Derived terms
- 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
- nilį́
- átʼé