báʼóltaʼí
Navajo
Etymology
bá (“for him/her”) + óltaʼ (“reading is done”) + -í (nominalizer)
Noun
báʼóltaʼí
- teacher
- Báʼóltaʼí shíká análwoʼ. ― The teacher helps me.
- Báʼóltaʼí nishłį́. ― I am a teacher.
- báʼííníshtaʼí ― my teacher
- báʼííníłtaʼí ― your (singular) teacher
- yáʼółtaʼí ― his/her/their teacher
- báʼííníiltaʼí ― our teacher
- báʼíínółtaʼí ― your (plural) teacher
Usage notes
Although this is a noun, it is a nominalized verb (the one for whom reading is done), and to get the possessed forms you must conjugate it like a verb (the one for whom I read, the one for whom you read, and so on).
Conjugation
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | báʼííníshtaʼí | báʼííníiltaʼí | bádaʼííníiltaʼí |
| 2nd person | báʼííníłtaʼí | báʼíínółtaʼí | bádaʼíínółtaʼí |
| 3rd person | yáʼółtaʼí | yádaʼółtaʼí | |
| 4th person | báʼájółtaʼí | bádaʼjółtaʼí | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | báʼííłtaʼí | báʼíiltaʼí | bádaʼíiltaʼí |
| 2nd person | báʼííníłtaʼí | báʼóołtaʼí | bádaʼóołtaʼí |
| 3rd person | yáʼííłtaʼí | yádaʼííłtaʼí | |
| 4th person | báʼájííłtaʼí | bádaʼjííłtaʼí | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | báʼíídéeshtahí | báʼíídíiltahí | bádaʼíídíiltahí |
| 2nd person | báʼíídííłtahí | báʼíídóołtahí | bádaʼíídóołtahí |
| 3rd person | yáʼíídóołtahí | yádaʼíídóołtahí | |
| 4th person | báʼíízhdóołtahí | bádaʼíízhdóołtahí | |
Related terms
- óltaʼ
- ółtaʼ
- ółtaʼí