tʼáadoo

Navajo

Etymology

tʼáá (“just”) + doo (“not”)

Adverb

tʼáadoo

1. do not, did not, without

   tʼáadoo baa nanináhí! ― leave it alone!; don’t do that!

   tʼáadoo hazhóʼó ― poorly (done); not very well; haphazardly

Usage notes

Depending on the verb, this negative adverb usually precedes the subject, object, and verb, and it causes the verb to be nominalized.

Alternative forms

• áadoo

Derived terms

• tʼáadoo danitʼání íítiʼ
• tʼáadoo hodinaʼí
• tʼáadoo leʼé

See also

• tʼahdoo