yééhósin

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Etymology

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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

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yééhósin

  1. to know (a person), know it, know something, get acquainted with
    Eii dinéésh bééhonísin?Do you know that man?
    Kii Ben Shelly yééhósinKii knows Ben Shelly.

Conjugation

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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.

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