ootsą́

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Etymology

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ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tsą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -TSĄĄD, “to be pregnant”)

Verb

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ootsą́

  1. there is a pregnancy
  2. (with ) he is going to be a father
    Shá ootsą́I am going to be a father.

Usage notes

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This verb is semantically limited to expression in the singular third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only

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Noun

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ootsą́

  1. pregnancy