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

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