ałhosh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -wosh (imperfective stem of root -GHAAZH, “to sleep”)
Verb
ałhosh
- he/she is sleeping, is asleep
- Shą́ąhanii íłhosh nisin ńtʼééʼ.
- I thought you were sleeping.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashxosh | iilwosh | daʼiilwosh |
| 2nd person | íłhosh | ołhosh | daʼołhosh |
| 3rd person | ałhosh | daʼałhosh | |
| 4th person | ajiłhosh | daʼjiłhosh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iiłhaazh | iilghaazh | daʼiilghaazh |
| 2nd person | iiniłhaazh | oołhaazh | daʼoołhaazh |
| 3rd person | iiłhaazh | daʼiiłhaazh | |
| 4th person | ajiiłhaazh | daʼjiiłhaazh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iideeshxosh | iidiilwosh | daʼiidiilwosh |
| 2nd person | iidííłhosh | iidoołhosh | daʼiidoołhosh |
| 3rd person | iidoołhosh | daʼiidoołhosh | |
| 4th person | iizhdoołhosh | daʼiizhdoołhosh | |
See also
- iiłháásh