yoołjił
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -jił (progressive stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).
Verb
[edit]yoołjił
- he/she is going along carrying it on his/her back
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishjił | yiiljił | deíníiljiid |
| 2nd person | yíłjił | wołjił | deínółjiid |
| 3rd person | yoołjił | deíłjiid | |
| 4th person | joołjił | dajíłjiid | |