Passive Voice

Passive Voice pronouns are used when the subject of the verb (I, you, he, etc.) is being acted on but the actor (or agent) isn't necessarily specified. The column on the left shows a full list. 
The following are some example verbs using Passive Pronouns in the Present Tense. Note that if the actor/agent is specified, Set B pronouns will be used. For a much fuller discussion on this topic, see Sections 9.4 and 9.5 in Cherokee Reference Grammar by Brad Montgomery-Anderson (2015).

Note! The 3rd person singular form undergoes a change from /atsi-/ to /ag-/ before vowels.
See ᎠᎪᎵᎦ below.

Root verb -woni-

ᎥᎩᏬᏂᎭ - vgi-woni-ha - I am being spoken to.

ᎡᏣᏬᏂᎭ - etsa-woni-ha - you are being spoken to.

ᎠᏥᏬᏂᎭ - atsi-woni-ha - s/he/it is being spoken to.

ᎡᎩᏂᏬᏂᎭ - egini-woni-ha - the two of us are being spoken to.

ᎡᏍᏗᏬᏂᎭ - esdi-woni-ha - the two of you are being spoken to.

ᎣᎩᏂᏬᏂᎭ - ogini-woni-ha - the two of us (not you) are being spoken to.

ᎡᎩᏬᏂᎭ - egi-woni-ha - all of us are being spoken to.

ᎣᎩᏬᏂᎭ - ogi-woni-ha - all of us (they & I) are being spoken to.

ᎡᏥᏬᏂᎭ - etsi-woni-ha - you are all being spoken to.

ᎨᏥᏬᏂᎭ - getsi-woni-ha - they are being spoken to.


Root verb -go(wa)ti-

ᎥᎩᎪᏩᏘᎭ - vgi-go(wa)ti-ha - I am being seen.

ᎡᏣᎪᏩᏘᎭ- etsa-go(wa)ti-ha - you are being seen.

ᎠᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ - atsi-go(wa)ti-ha - s/he/it is being seen.

ᎡᎩᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ - egini-go(wa)ti-ha - the two of us are being seen.

ᎡᏍᏗᎪᏩᏘᎭ - esdi-go(wa)ti-ha - the two of you are being seen.

ᎣᎩᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ - ogini-go(wa)ti-ha - the two of us (not you) are being seen.

ᎡᎩᎪᏩᏘᎭ - egi-go(wa)ti-ha - all of us (including you) are being seen.

ᎣᎩᎪᏩᏘᎭ - ogi-go(wa)ti-ha - all of us (excluding you) are being seen.

ᎡᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ - etsi-go(wa)ti-ha - you are all being seen.

ᎨᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ - getsi-go(wa)ti-ha - they are being seen.


Root verb -oli-

ᎥᏉᎵᎦ - vgw-oli:-ga - I am being understood.

ᎡᏦᎵᎦ - ets-oli:-ga - you are being understood.

ᎠᎪᎵᎦ - ag-oli:-ga - s/he/it is being understood.

ᎡᎩᏃᎵᎦ - egin-oli:-ga - the two of us (you and I) are being understood.

ᎡᏍᏙᎵᎦ - esd-oli:-ga - the two of you are being understood.

ᎣᎩᏃᎵᎦ - ogin-oli:-ga - the two of us (excluding you) are being understood.

ᎡᎪᎵᎦ - eg-oli:-ga - all of us (including you) are being understood.

ᎣᎪᎵᎦ - og-oli:-ga - all of us (excluding you) are being understood.

ᎡᏦᎵᎦ - ets-oli:-ga - you are all being understood.

ᎨᎪᎵᎦ - geg-oli:-ga - they are being understood.


Root verb -nohe-

ᎥᎩᏃᎮᎭ - vgi-nohe-ha - I am being told.

ᎡᏣᏃᎮᎭ - etsa-nohe-ha - you are being told.

ᎠᏥᏃᎮᎭ - atsi-nohe-ha - s/he/it is being told.

ᎡᎩᏂᏃᎮᎭ - egini-nohe-ha - the two of us (you and I) are being told.

ᎡᏍᏗᏃᎮᎭ - esdi-nohe-ha - the two of you are being told.

ᎣᎩᏂᏃᎮᎭ - ogini-nohe-ha - the two of us (she or he and I) are being told.

ᎡᎩᏃᎮᎭ - egi-nohe-ha - all of us are being told.

ᎣᎩᏃᎮᎭ - ogi-nohe-ha - all of us (excluding you) are being told.

ᎡᏥᏃᎮᎭ - etsi-nohe-ha - you are all being told.

ᎨᏥᏃᎮᎭ - getsi-nohe-ha - they are being told.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎥᎩᏃᎯᏎᎸᎩ ᏂᎯ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎯᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ. vkinohse:lv:gi nihi jalagi hiwonisgv(ʔi).
I've been told that you speak Cherokee.