yoołtsʼǫł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tsʼǫł (progressive stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb

yoołtsʼǫł

1. he/she is stretching it, making it taut

Usage notes

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yistsʼǫł	yiiltsʼǫł	deíníiltsʼǫǫd
2nd person	yíłtsʼǫł	wołtsʼǫł	deínółtsʼǫǫd
3rd person	yoołtsʼǫł		deíłtsʼǫǫd
4th person	joołtsʼǫł		dajíłtsʼǫǫd

Related terms

• chʼííłtsʼǫǫd
• ditsʼǫǫd
• haatsʼǫǫd
• haiłtsʼǫǫd
• iiłtsʼǫǫd
• iitsʼǫǫd
• naatsʼǫǫd
• neiłtsʼǫǫd
• yidiłtsʼǫǫd
• yitsʼǫł