yootłoh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -tłoh (progressive stem of root -TŁÉÉʼ, “to handle mushy matter”).
Verb
yootłoh
- he/she is going along carrying it (something mushy)
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 | yishtłoh | yiitłoh | deíníitłeeh |
2nd person | yítłoh | wohtłoh | deínóhtłeeh |
3rd person | yootłoh | deítłeeh | |
4th person | jootłoh | dajítłeeh |