yiltʼood

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive) + -tʼood (imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).

Verb

yiltʼood

1. (with ádiih) he/she is injecting it into himself/herself

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtʼood	yiiltʼood	deiiltʼood
2nd person	niltʼood	wołtʼood	daałtʼood
3rd person	yiltʼood		deiltʼood
4th person	jiltʼood		dajiltʼood

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtʼóód	yiiltʼóód	—
2nd person	yíníltʼóód	woołtʼóód	—
3rd person	yooltʼóód		—
4th person	jooltʼóód		—

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshtʼoł	diiltʼoł	dadiiltʼoł
2nd person	dííltʼoł	doołtʼoł	dadoołtʼoł
3rd person	yidooltʼoł		deidooltʼoł
4th person	jidooltʼoł		dazhdooltʼoł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tʼoʼ
• OPTATIVE: -tʼood

Related terms

• yiłtʼoʼ
• yiłtʼood

See also

• (ádiih) yidzííd
• (ádiih) yikaah