haniih

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niih (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know”).

Verb

haniih

1. he/she knows it, knows all about it, is an authority on it

   Shicheii dziłkʼijí haniih ― My grandfather knows the Mountain Chant.

   Díí hastiin azeeʼ naagháagi haniih ― This man knows all about medicine.

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hashniih	hwiiʼniih	dahwiiʼniih
2nd person	hóniih	hohniih	dahohniih
3rd person	haniih		dahaniih
4th person	hojiniih		dahojiniih