Your search for the mode Optative (O)
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’Ahwééh doo dich’í’ígíí ła’ jóódlą́ą́’.
coffee NEG 3-bitter.NI-NOM some 3-4-drink.O’Ajóółháásh laanaa.
4-sleep.O wish’Ajótł’óół laanaa nissin ndi ’aghaa’ shee ’ádin.
4-weave.O hope 3-1-want.CI but wool 3-1-with.me 3-none.NI’Anishkeed, t’áá ká nóólk’oł.
2-3-photograph.I neg 2-blink.O’Ashkii tó nílinígíi yiih dzółhaał.
boy water 3-be.NI-ÍGÍÍ 3-in 3-fall.O’Atsą́ą́’ ła’ jóyą́ą’ le’.
ribs some 4-eat.O desire’Awééh kweʼé ninishteeh, adaʼoogeeh.
baby here 3-carry.AnO.I 3-fall.O’Ayóo la’ deesdoi, nahóółtą́ą́’ laanaa.
very disc 3-hot.SPN 3-rain.O hope’Áde’óóyą́ą́’ lágo.
self-2-eat.O don’t’Oółháásh lágo.
2-sleep.O don’t’Óshą́ą́’ laanaa’ dichin shi’niiłxį́.
1-eat.O wish hunger 1-3-kill.IAshkii tó nílinígíi yiih dzółhaał.
Boy flowing.water-ÍGÍÍ 3-in 3-3-fall.OBįįh bił da’doółdǫǫh.
deer 3-with pl-2dpl-shoot.ODah nóóljííd lágo.
up 2-jump.O don’tDibé bits’į́’ daodą́ą́’ lágo.
sheep 3-meat pl-3-1dpl-eat.O LÁGODibé hólǫ́ǫgo ła’ níjół’ah laanaa.
sheep exist-GO some 4-butcher.O hopeDibé tóógóó dínóshkaad.
sheep water-toward 3-1-start.herd.ODíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo, dádiʼnítįįh.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not 3-2-close.gate.I
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Don’t let the bull get into the field tonight, so close the gate.
bookmark- I-A-Command, negative
- I-i-Optative with t’áá ká and lágo
- t’áá ká don’tfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- lágo negative particle used with the optative modefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Optative (O)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- I-A-Command, affirmative
- I-i-Imperfective
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Díí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not LÁGODon’t let the bull get into the field tonight. / I hope the bull doesn't get into the field tonight.
bookmarkDíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.ODon’t let the bull get into the field tonight.
bookmarkHatáaldi 'iikááh 'atah 'ajóle’.
ceremony-at sandpainting among 4-make.OHáísh ’átsą́ą́’ jóyą́ą́’ laanaa nízin?
Who ribs 4-eat.O hope 3-3-want.CIKinaaldáágóó jidóya’ t’óó ’ílį́.
puberty.ceremony-to 4-go.O hope just thinkMexico hoolyéhédi hoostse’ laanaa.
Mexico areal-3-call.NI-NMLZ-at areal-1-see.O wishNa’nízhoozhídi yíníyáago t’áá ká ła’ bił ’ahóókááh lágo.
Gallup-at 2-go.P-GO see.to.it some 3-with 3pl-meet.O NEGNaakaii bizaad jółta’ le’ dzinízingo dzizdá.
mexican language 4-read.I wish 4-wish.O-GO 4-sit.PNahółtą́ą́’ laanaa t’óó daniidzin.
rain hope just pl-3pl-want.ONe’eshłééh. T’áá ká nóólk’oł.
2-1-copy.I 2-blink.OShe’abe’ sits’ą́ą́’ wóódlą́ą́’ lágo.
1-milk 1-from 3-2-drink.O LÁGODon’t drink my milk.
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