íhoołʼaah
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼaah (transitional imperfective stem of root -ʼĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to learn”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɪ́hòːɬʔɑ̀ːh/
Verb
íhoołʼaah
- to learn, to train, to receive education
- Bee íhooshʼaah. ― Iʼm learning about it.
- second-person singular imperfective of íhoołʼaah
- second-person duoplural imperfective of íhoołʼaah
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | íhooshʼaah | íhwiilʼaah | ídahwiilʼaah |
| 2nd person | íhoołʼaah | íhoołʼaah | ídahoołʼaah |
| 3rd person | íhoołʼaah | ídahoołʼaah | |
| 4th person | íhojiiłʼaah | ídahojiiłʼaah | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | íhoołʼą́ą́ʼ | íhwiilʼą́ą́ʼ | ídahwiilʼą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | íhwiiniłʼą́ą́ʼ | íhoołʼą́ą́ʼ | ídahoołʼą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | íhoołʼą́ą́ʼ | ídahoołʼą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | íhojiiłʼą́ą́ʼ | ídahojiiłʼą́ą́ʼ | |