ootsą́

== Navajo == === Etymology === ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -TSĄĄD, “to be pregnant”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /òːt͡sʰɑ̃́/ === Verb === ootsą́ there is a pregnancy (with bá) he is going to be a father Shá ootsą́ ― I am going to be a father. ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is semantically limited to expression in the singular third person. This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only ==== Related terms ==== yiltsą́ iʼniiltsąąh === Noun === ootsą́ pregnancy