yiłtsééh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsééh (imperfective stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”)

Verb

yiłtsééh

1. it carries it clamped in teeth or beak to somewhere

   Yiih yiłtsééh. ― It puts it into it (with its teeth).

   Taah yiłtsééh. ― It puts it into water.

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in third person.

This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	yiłtsééh
PERFECTIVE	yíłtsaʼ
FUTURE	yidoołtsah

Stem set

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tsééh
• PERFECTIVE: -tsaʼ
• FUTURE: -tsah
• ITERATIVE: -tsah
• OPTATIVE: -tsééh

Related terms

• yiyiitsah