yiłtsóós
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsóós (imperfective stem of root -TSOOZ, “to handle a flat flexible object”).
Verb
[edit]yiłtsóós
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yistsóós | yiiltsóós | deiiltsóós |
| 2nd person | niłtsóós | wołtsóós | daałtsóós |
| 3rd person | yiłtsóós | deiłtsóós | |
| 4th person | jiłtsóós | dajiłtsóós | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtsooz | yiiltsooz | dasiiltsooz |
| 2nd person | yíníłtsooz | woołtsooz | dasoołtsooz |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtsooz | deistsooz | |
| 4th person | jííłtsooz | dajistsooz | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsóós
- PERFECTIVE: -tsooz
- FUTURE: -tsos
- ITERATIVE: -tsos
- OPTATIVE: -tsóós
See also
[edit]| Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Examples | Theme | ||
| SRO | generic | ∅ | -ʼĄ́ | yiʼaah |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅ | -LÁ | yilé |
| FFO | sheet, paper | ł | -TSOOZ | yiłtsóós |
| SSO | stick, pole | ∅ | -TĄ́ | yitįįh |
| AnO | animate, doll | ł | -TĮ́ | yiłteeh |
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
| MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
| LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
| PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
| PlO2 | profusion | ∅ | -JAAʼ | yijááh |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅ | -KĄ́ | yikaah |