hahoolzhiizh
The Navajo verb for hahoolzhiizh is to start.
hahoolzhiizh is used to express the action of beginning something.
Meaning: to begin (verb)
Did you know?
- Navajo is an Athabaskan language, meaning it is more closely related to languages spoken in Alaska than to the Spanish spoken by many of its speakers today.
- The Navajo language uses a system of 'classifiers' within verbs to describe the shape or physical nature of the object being started or moved.
- Because Navajo is a verb-heavy language, a single verb like hahoolzhiizh can often function as an entire sentence, containing the subject and the action within itself.
Example conversation
Kyle and Jessica are waiting for a movie to begin.
- KyleHahoolzhiizh tʼááʼáákoʼ.It starts right now.
- JessicaÁádá, tʼáá áshį́į́ʼ.Yes, I see it.
- KyleHahoolzhiizh.It's beginning.
- JessicaDoolʼool.Wait.
