yiłtsééh

== Navajo == === Etymology === y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsééh (imperfective stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɬt͡sʰéːh/ === Verb === yiłtsééh it carries it clamped in teeth or beak to somewhere Yiih yiłtsééh. ― It puts it into it (with its teeth). Taah yiłtsééh. ― It puts it into water. ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is semantically limited to expression in third person. This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only ==== Stem set ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -tsééh PERFECTIVE: -tsaʼ FUTURE: -tsah ITERATIVE: -tsah OPTATIVE: -tsééh ==== Related terms ==== yiyiitsah