haatʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
haatʼééh
- it extends or stretches up out (as a rope, a wire or a fence)
- it comes up for discussion (as a topic or issue)
- Éí doo hanáádootʼih da. ― It will not come up again.
- it is introduced to someone (as a concept or practice)
- Íhooʼaah wolyéii nihichʼįʼ háátʼiʼ. ― Education was introduced to us.
- it starts, originates (as life or war)
- Anaaʼ háátʼiʼ. ― The war started.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | haatʼééh |
| PERFECTIVE | háátʼiʼ |
| FUTURE | hadootih |
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