yoołbąs

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bąs (progressive stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb

yoołbąs

1. he/she is rolling it (a hoop, wheel, or something on wheels) along
2. he/she is driving it (a wheeled vehicle) 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	yisbąs	yiilbąs	deíníilbąąs
2nd person	yíłbąs	wołbąs	deínółbąąs
3rd person	yoołbąs		deíłbąąs
4th person	joołbąs		dajíłbąąs

Related terms

• haiłbąąs
• naabąąs
• názbąs
• yiłbąąs
• yisdábąąs
• yisdéíłbąąs

See also

• yoołmas