yiłtsóós

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsóós (imperfective stem of root -TSOOZ, “to handle a flat flexible object”).

Verb

yiłtsóós

1. he/she is moving it, handling it (a single flat flexible object)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yistsóós	yiiltsóós	deiiltsóós
2nd person	niłtsóós	wołtsóós	daałtsóós
3rd person	yiłtsóós		deiłtsóós
4th person	jiłtsóós		dajiłtsóós

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłtsooz	yiiltsooz	dasiiltsooz
2nd person	yíníłtsooz	woołtsooz	dasoołtsooz
3rd person	yiyííłtsooz		deistsooz
4th person	jííłtsooz		dajistsooz

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tsóós
• PERFECTIVE: -tsooz
• FUTURE: -tsos
• ITERATIVE: -tsos
• OPTATIVE: -tsóós

See also

Navajo Handle Themes				to move it
Class	Examples	Theme
SRO	generic	∅	-ʼĄ́	yiʼaah
SFO	rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate	∅	-LÁ	yilé
FFO	sheet, paper	ł	-TSOOZ	yiłtsóós
SSO	stick, pole	∅	-TĄ́	yitįįh
AnO	animate, doll	ł	-TĮ́	yiłteeh
NCM	wig, hay; fog	ł	-JOOL	yiłjooł
MM	butter; frog	∅	-TŁÉÉʼ	yitłeeh
LPB	load, burden	∅	-YĮ́	yiyeeh
PlO1	severality	∅	-NIL	yinííł
PlO2	profusion	∅	-JAAʼ	yijááh
OC	severality/profusion in a container	∅	-KĄ́	yikaah