yoołtʼah

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼah (progressive stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).

Verb

yoołtʼah

1. he/she is flying it (an airplane) 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	yishtʼah	yiiltʼah	deíníiltʼááh
2nd person	yíłtʼah	wołtʼah	deínółtʼááh
3rd person	yoołtʼah		deíłtʼááh
4th person	joołtʼah		dajíłtʼááh

Related terms

• chʼétʼááh
• chʼííłtʼááh
• haatʼááh
• iiłtʼááh
• iitʼááh
• naatʼaʼ
• neiłtʼaʼ
• yiłtʼááh
• yíłtʼááh
• yitʼááh
• yítʼááh
• yitʼah

See also

• yoołdoh