yootʼááł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]yootʼááł
- he/she is walking along with aggressive intentions [with áchá]
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]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 | |