yootʼááł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reflexive) + -ʼááł (progressive stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a solid roundish object”).

Verb

yootʼááł

1. (with áchá) he/she is walking along with aggressive intentions

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	yishtʼááł	yiitʼááł	deíníitʼaah
2nd person	yítʼááł	wohtʼááł	deínóhtʼaah
3rd person	yootʼááł		deítʼaah
4th person	jootʼááł		dajítʼaah

Related terms

• eʼeʼaah
• haʼaʼaah
• naazʼą́
• neiʼá
• siʼą́
• yiʼaah
• yooʼááł