hólǫ́

See also: holo, hölö, hoʻoholo, and holo-

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lǫ́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮĮD, “to exist”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

hólǫ́

1. there is, there are

   tó hólǫ́ ― there is water

2. he/she/it exists, is located somewhere
3. 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