yoołdoh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -doh (progressive stem of root -DO, “gas floats”).

Verb

yoołdoh

1. he/she is sailing it (a balloon) along

Usage notes

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdoh	yiildoh	deíníildóóh
2nd person	yíłdoh	wołdoh	deínółdóóh
3rd person	yoołdoh		deíłdóóh
4th person	joołdoh		dajíłdóóh

Related terms

• chʼéldóóh
• haaldóóh
• iiłdóóh
• naaldo
• neiłdo
• yíłdóóh

See also

• yoołtʼah