yééhósin
Navajo
Etymology
b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -é- (“about” ) + -ná- (“around”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zin (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZĮĮD, “to know”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
yééhósin
- to know (a person), know it, know something, get acquainted with
- Kii Ben Shelly yééhósin ― Kii knows Ben Shelly.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bééhonisin | bééhoniilzin | béédahoniilzin |
| 2nd person | bééhonísin | bééhonohsin | béédahonohsin |
| 3rd person | yééhósin | yéédahósin | |
| 4th person | bééhojísin | béédahojísin | |
First person singular imperfective bééhonisin has the alternative form bééhasin.
Other tenses are suppleted by the active verb yééhoosįįh.
Related terms
- yééhoosįįh / yééhósin (neuter) (to know someone)
- bééhoozįįh / bééhózin (neuter) (there is knowledge about)
- doo ádił yééhólzin (to claim to know nothing)
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