yáʼáhootʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
yá- (thematic) + -ʼá- (comparative) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tʼééh (neuter imperfective stem of root -TʼÉÉH, “to be good”).
Verb
yáʼáhootʼééh
- (spatial person of yáʼátʼééh) it is a good place
- Shił yáʼáhootʼééh ― I like the place
- the weather is good
- good times
- doo yáʼáhootʼéeh da ― it’s not a good place; the weather is bad; bad times
Related terms
- yáʼátʼééh