yoosas

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zas (progressive stem of root -ZAS, “to sprinkle”).

Verb

yoosas

1. he/she is going along dripping it, going along dribbling it, is sprinkling it along (as seeds, salt, blood)

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	yisas	yiilzas	deíníilzáás
2nd person	yísas	wohsas	deínóhsáás
3rd person	yoosas		deísáás
4th person	joosas		dajísáás

Related terms

• yas
• yidzas
• yidzaas
• zas