yoołtsos

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsos (progressive stem of root -TSOOZ, “to handle a flat flexible object”).

Verb

yoołtsos

1. he/she is going along carrying it (a flat object)

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	yistsos	yiiltsos	deíníiltsóós
2nd person	yíłtsos	wołtsos	deínółtsóós
3rd person	yoołtsos		deíłtsóós
4th person	joołtsos		dajíłtsóós

Related terms

• naastsooz
• neiłtsoos
• siłtsooz
• yiłtsóós

See also

• yooʼááł
• yoojih
• yookááł
• yoolééł
• yoołjoł
• yoołtééł
• yootį́į́ł
• yootłoh
• yooyééł