ayóó shił hashké
The Navajo phrase for "I hate you" is ayóó shił hashké.
This phrase is an expression used to convey intense dislike toward another person.
Meaning: expression of intense dislike (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The literal translation is "much with-you I-hate-it". The word ayóó means much or a lot, shił means with you and hashké is the verb for hate.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this construction, the word shił (with you) is used to indicate the person being hated, acting as the object of the emotion.
Did you know?
- The verb hashké is a distant relative of the word for 'chief' or 'leader' in the Lower Tanana language. This suggests that the concept of 'hating' or 'scolding' once shared a root with the idea of exercising authority or command.
- The phrase uses a 'neuter imperfective' stem, a grammatical category that describes how an action or state is perceived in terms of its completion and its nature.
Examples in context
- Ayóó shił hashké.I hate you.
- Niditʼááʼ ayóó shił hashké.Because of your lies, I hate you.
Example conversation
Brandon and Sarah are having a heated argument.
- BrandonDíí bizaad ayóó shił hashké!I hate you and this talk!
- SarahDíí t'áá ááshą́ą́.This is too much.
- BrandonAyóó shił hashké!I hate you!
- SarahShí ííyisdzáá.Leave me alone.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hashké, shił, CC BY-SA 4.0.
