yootłoh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłoh (progressive stem of root -TŁÉÉʼ, “to handle mushy matter”).

Verb

yootłoh

1. he/she is going along carrying it (something mushy)

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	yishtłoh	yiitłoh	deíníitłeeh
2nd person	yítłoh	wohtłoh	deínóhtłeeh
3rd person	yootłoh		deítłeeh
4th person	jootłoh		dajítłeeh

Related terms

• naaztłééʼ
• neitłeeh
• sitłééʼ
• yitłeeh

See also

• yooʼááł
• yoojih
• yookááł
• yoolééł
• yooyééł