yooʼááł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼááł (progressive stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a solid roundish object”).
Verb
[edit]yooʼááł
- he/she is going along carrying it (a solid roundish object)
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 | yishʼááł | yiitʼááł | deíníitʼaah |
| 2nd person | yíʼááł | wohʼááł | deínóhʼaah |
| 3rd person | yooʼááł | deíʼaah | |
| 4th person | jooʼááł | dajíʼaah | |