haastih

Navajo

Etymology

ha- (“aging”) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tih (neuter perfective stem of root -TIH, “to be old, decrepit”).

Verb

haastih

1. he/she/it is old

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	haastih		hadaastih

Related terms

• haatih
• hastiin