hazʼą́

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle SRO”).

Verb

hazʼą́

1. there is space, room

   Shá hazʼą́. ― I have some room.

   Doo ná hazʼą́ą da. ― There is no room for you

2. it is permissible, legal

   Bee shá hazʼą́. ― It is permissible for me to do it, I'm allowed to do it.

   Doo bee ná hazʼą́ą da. ― You have no right

3. a disease strikes

   Bee shąąh dah hazʼą́. ― I have it (a disease).

4. can do, can be, could, been able, being able

Conjugation

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

Like other si-perfective positional (see sidá), plural forms are built by prefixing na-, with optional plural da- : nahazʼą́, ndahazʼą́.

Derived terms

• tó háálį́įgo bá hazʼą́ (“fountain”)