yootį́į́ł
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -tį́į́ł (progressive stem of root -TĄ́, “to handle a slender stiff the object”).
Verb
yootį́į́ł
- he/she is going along carrying it (a slender stiff object as a stick)
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 | yishtį́į́ł | yiitį́į́ł | deíníitįįh |
2nd person | yítį́į́ł | wohtį́į́ł | deínóhtįįh |
3rd person | yootį́į́ł | deítįįh | |
4th person | jootį́į́ł | dajítįįh |