yoolééł
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -lééł (progressive stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).
Verb
yoolééł
- he/she is going along carrying it (a rope-like object)
- he/she is going along carrying it (a pair of objects)
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 | yishłééł | yiidlééł | deíníidlé |
2nd person | yílééł | wohłééł | deínóhłé |
3rd person | yoolééł | deílé | |
4th person | joolééł | dajílé |
Related terms
See also
Noun
yoolééł
- hangover
- bá yoolééł ― he/she has a hangover, is hungover
- Abínídą́ą́ʼ chxǫ́ǫ́h shá yooléełgo ńdiishʼnaʼ ― I got up early this morning extremely hungover.
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)
- Navajo terms prefixed with Ø -
- Navajo terms with uncategorized prefix
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -LÁ (handle SFO)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- Navajo terms with usage examples