yiłtsóós
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsóós (imperfective stem of root -TSOOZ, “to handle a flat flexible object”).
Verb
yiłtsóós
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yistsóós | yiiltsóós | deiiltsóós |
2nd person | niłtsóós | wołtsóós | daałtsóós |
3rd person | yiłtsóós | deiłtsóós | |
4th person | jiłtsóós | dajiłtsóós |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíłtsooz | yiiltsooz | dasiiltsooz |
2nd person | yíníłtsooz | woołtsooz | dasoołtsooz |
3rd person | yiyííłtsooz | deistsooz | |
4th person | jííłtsooz | dajistsooz |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsóós
- PERFECTIVE: -tsooz
- FUTURE: -tsos
- ITERATIVE: -tsos
- OPTATIVE: -tsóós
See also
Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Class | Examples | Theme | ||
SRO | generic | ∅ | -ʼĄ́ | yiʼaah |
SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅ | -LÁ | yilé |
FFO | sheet, paper | ł | -TSOOZ | yiłtsóós |
SSO | stick, pole | ∅ | -TĄ́ | yitįįh |
AnO | animate, doll | ł | -TĮ́ | yiłteeh |
NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
PlO2 | profusion | ∅ | -JAAʼ | yijááh |
OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅ | -KĄ́ | yikaah |