haizǫ́ǫ́s

Navajo

Etymology

ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.

Verb

haizǫ́ǫ́s

1. he/she is ripping it or tearing it out (as a check or a traffic ticket from booklet)

   Siláo naaltsoos shá hayíízǫ́ǫ́z. ― The policeman gave me ticket.

2. he/she is pulling it or dragging it up out (as a chain from a hole)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	haasǫ́ǫ́s	haiidǫ́ǫ́s	hadeiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person	hanizǫ́ǫ́s	haahsǫ́ǫ́s	hadaahsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person	haizǫ́ǫ́s		hadeizǫ́ǫ́s
4th person	hajizǫ́ǫ́s		hadajizǫ́ǫ́s

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	háázǫ́ǫ́z	haiidǫ́ǫ́z	hadasiidǫ́ǫ́z
2nd person	háínízǫ́ǫ́z	haoozǫ́ǫ́z	hadasoozǫ́ǫ́z
3rd person	hayíízǫ́ǫ́z		hadeizǫ́ǫ́z
4th person	hajíízǫ́ǫ́z		hadajizǫ́ǫ́z

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hadeesǫ́ǫ́s	hadiidǫ́ǫ́s	hadadiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person	hadíízǫ́ǫ́s	hadoohsǫ́ǫ́s	hadadoohsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person	haidoozǫ́ǫ́s		hadeidoozǫ́ǫ́s
4th person	hazhdoozǫ́ǫ́s		hadazhdoozǫ́ǫ́s

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -d + zǫ́ǫ́s = dǫ́ǫ́s
• OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s

Related terms

• iizǫ́ǫ́s
• kʼíízǫ́ǫ́s
• naadǫ́ǫ́z
• násdǫ́ǫ́z
• néízǫ́ǫ́s
• noodǫ́ǫ́z
• yidizǫ́ǫ́s
• yizǫ́ǫ́s
• yoozǫ́ǫ́s