yoołtʼááł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -d- (classifier) + -ʼááł (progressive stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a solid roundish object”).

This verb uses a double classifier and applies to the handling of fire or burning objects.

Verb

yoołtʼááł

1. he/she is going along carrying it (fire)

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	yishtʼááł	yiiltʼááł	deíníiltʼaah
2nd person	yíłtʼááł	wołtʼááł	deínółtʼaah
3rd person	yoołtʼááł		deíłtʼaah
4th person	joołtʼááł		dajíłtʼaah

Related terms

• eʼeʼaah
• haʼaʼaah
• naazʼą́
• neiʼá
• siʼą́
• yiʼaah
• yíłtʼaah
• yooʼááł