Topic: Navajo

"I have a monkey."

Translation:Shi magí hólǫ́.

October 28, 2018

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Judorange123

    [Shí] magí shee hólǫ́.

    October 28, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mcmisher

      Believe me, if I've reported that this sentence makes no sense grammatically, I've reported it a thousand times! When will they fix it?

      April 19, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LindaAlcor5

        How do you type the last letter? It's not on my phone keyboard.

        January 21, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Tannuska
        • 774

        When we use "bee hólǫ́" and when we use "hólǫ́"? Thanks!

        January 25, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Klaque
        • 406

        I have the same question!

        February 1, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ponorka68
        • 196

        Is it possible to write only: "Magí hółǫ́" ?

        March 16, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mcmisher

          No. The verb "hółǫ́" by itself means "to exist" or "there is/are". The construction "Object + bee" + "hółǫ́" is necessary for the meaning "to have X". You could say "Magí shee hółǫ́". I think. I'm not a Navajo expert, I may have got it wrong :P

          April 19, 2019
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