ałhosh

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -wosh (imperfective stem of root -GHAAZH, “to sleep”)

Verb

ałhosh

1. he/she is sleeping, is asleep

   Shą́ąhanii íłhosh nisin ńtʼééʼ.

   I thought you were sleeping.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/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