yilzhóóh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive) + -zhóóh (imperfective stem of root -ZHÓÓʼ, “to brush”).

Verb

yilzhóóh

1. (with ádąąh) he/she is brushing it off of himself/herself

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishzhóóh	yiilzhóóh	deiilzhóóh
2nd person	nilzhóóh	wołzhóóh	daałzhóóh
3rd person	yilzhóóh		deilzhóóh
4th person	jilzhóóh		dajilzhóóh

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishzhóóʼ	yiilzhóóʼ	deiilzhóóʼ
2nd person	yínílzhóóʼ	woołzhóóʼ	daoołzhóóʼ
3rd person	yoolzhóóʼ		dayoolzhóóʼ
4th person	joolzhóóʼ		dajoolzhóóʼ

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshzhoh	diilzhoh	dadiilzhoh
2nd person	díílzhoh	doołzhoh	dadoołzhoh
3rd person	yidoolzhoh		deidoolzhoh
4th person	jidoolzhoh		dazhdoolzhoh

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -zhoh
• OPTATIVE: -zhóóh

Related terms

• haishóóh
• yishóóh

See also

• yildééh