Etymology
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tʼáá (“just”) + doo (“not”)
tʼáadoo
- do not, did not, without
- tʼáadoo baa nanináhí! ― leave it alone!; don’t do that!
- tʼáadoo hazhóʼó ― poorly (done); not very well; haphazardly
Usage notes
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Depending on the verb, this negative adverb usually precedes the subject, object, and verb, and it causes the verb to be nominalized.
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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See also
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