yootłʼį́į́ł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼį́į́ł (progressive stem of root -TŁʼIN, “to pile”).

Verb

yootłʼį́į́ł

1. he/she is going along piling them, stacking them

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	yishtłʼį́į́ł	yiitłʼį́į́ł	deíníitłʼį́į́h
2nd person	yítłʼį́į́ł	wohtłʼį́į́ł	deínóhtłʼį́į́h
3rd person	yootłʼį́į́ł		deítłʼį́į́h
4th person	jootłʼį́į́ł		dajítłʼį́į́h

Related terms

• yitłʼin