hodiltłiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“fire”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłiʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -TŁAH, “to burn”)
Verb
hodiltłiʼ
- the area is on fire, is burning (a forest)
Usage notes
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø), third person only