yoołkááł
Navajo
Etymology
yi- (“night passes”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive stem of root -KĄ́, “night passes”).
yi- (“night, dawn”) + yi- (progressive mode prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive verb stem)
Pronunciation
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Verb
yoołkááł
- to become day, daytime
- to be a date, day
- Tʼą́ą́chil 06, 2019go yoołkááł ― today’s date is April 06, 2019.
- tááʼtsʼáadahgóó yoołkááł dííshjį́, Ndaʼiiníísh ― today is the 13th, Friday.
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This verb is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only.
Noun
yoołkááł
- day, date
Related terms
- yoołkááłígíí
- yoołkáłí