yootį́į́ł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tį́į́ł (progressive stem of root -TĄ́, “to handle a slender stiff the object”).
Verb
[edit]yootį́į́ł
- he/she is going along carrying it (a slender stiff object as a stick)
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 | yishtį́į́ł | yiitį́į́ł | deíníitįįh |
| 2nd person | yítį́į́ł | wohtį́į́ł | deínóhtįįh |
| 3rd person | yootį́į́ł | deítįįh | |
| 4th person | jootį́į́ł | dajítįįh | |