Cherokee Animate Object Verbs

The "Set A" verb 'ask him/her'
with Animate Object Pronouns

Root verb -atvdvhv-

Note: This verb generally addresses animate/living objects. For more about Animate Object Pronouns, see Pronoun Prefixes IIIin the Grammar Section of this website.
This verb can also take Set A "vowel stem" pronouns for the meaning of "ask a question".
Example: ᎦᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - I'm asking a question; ᎠᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - she (or he) is asking a question.

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Present Tense

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ᏥᏯᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - tsiy-atvdvhv-sga - I am asking him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - hiy-atvdvhv-sga - you are asking him/her.

ᎠᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - atvdvhv-sga - s/he, it is asking him/her, is asking a question.

ᎡᎾᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - e:n-atvdvhv-sga - You and I are asking him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - ohsd-atvdvhv-sga - He/She and I are asking him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - esd-atvdvhv-sga - You two are asking him/her.

ᎡᏓᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - e:d-atvdvhv-sga - We (including you) are asking him/her.

ᎣᏣᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - o:ts-atvdvhv-sga - We (not including you) are asking him/her.

ᎡᏣᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - e:ts-atvdvhv-sga - You all are asking him/her.

ᎠᎾᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - an-atvdvhv-sga - They are asking him/her; are asking a question.

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Practice Sentences

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1. ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎪᏣᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - Diniyotli gohtsatvdvhvsga.
We are all (not you) asking the children (a question).

2. Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎣᏣᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - Na asgaya ohtsatvdvhvsga.
We are all (not you) asking that man.

3. ᎤᏙ ᏥᏯᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - Udo tsiyatvdvhvsga.
I am asking my sister (a question).

4. ᎤᏁᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᎾᏛᏛᎲᏍᎦ - Unetsi atsutsa anatvdvhvsga.
They are asking their son (a question).

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Vocabulary

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ᎤᏙ - udo - sibling of the opposite sex
ᎤᏁᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ - unetsi atsutsa - their son

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Habitual Present

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Note: The symbol ɂ represents the slight catch in your voice heard between two sounds. In English, for example, this sound is used to hear the difference between "aɂ nice man" vs. "an ɂiceman"

ᏥᏯᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - tsiy-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - I ask him/her (usuallly, always, often).

ᎯᏯᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - hiy-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - you ask him/her.

ᎠᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - atvdvhv-sgoɂi - s/he, it asks him/her.

ᎡᎾᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - e:n-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - You and I ask him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ohsd-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - He/She and I ask him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - esd-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - You two ask him/her.

ᎡᏓᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - e:d-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - We (including you) ask him/her.

ᎣᏣᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - o:ts-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - We (not including you) ask him/her.

ᎡᏣᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - e:ts-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - You all ask him/her.

ᎠᎾᏛᏛᎲᏍᎪᎢ - an-atvdvhv-sgoɂi - They ask him/her.

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Remote Past

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*Note: Animate pronouns are used instead of Set B Pronouns*

ᏥᏯᏛᏛᏅᎢ - tsiy-atvdvh-nvɂi - I asked him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᏛᏅᎢ - hiy-atvdvh-nvɂi - you asked him/her.

ᎤᏛᏛᏅᎢ - u-tvdvh-nvɂi - s/he asked him/her.

ᎡᎾᏛᏛᏅᎢ - en-atvdvh-nvɂi - You and I asked him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᎾᏛᏛᏅᎢ - ohsd-atvdvh-nvɂi - He/She and I asked him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏛᏅᎢ - esd-atvdvh-nvɂi - You two asked him/her.

ᎡᏓᏛᏛᏅᎢ - e:d-atvdvh-nvɂi - We (including you) asked him/her.

ᎣᏣᏛᏛᏅᎢ - o:ts-atvdvh-nvɂi - We (not including you) asked him/her.

ᎡᏣᏛᏛᏅᎢ - e:ts-atvdvh-nvɂi - You all asked him/her.

ᎤᎾᏛᏛᏅᎢ - u:n-atvdvh-nvɂi - They asked him/her.

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Imperative/Immediate

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ᎯᏯᏛᏛᎲᎦ! - hiyatvdvhvga! - Ask him/her!
ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏛᎲᎦ! - esdatvdvhvga! - you two ask him/her!

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Infinitive

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*Note: Animate pronouns take the place of Set B Pronouns*

ᏥᏯᏛᏘᏗ tsiy-atv(ti)-di - for me to ask him/her

ᎯᏯᏛᏘᏗ - hiy-atv(ti)-di - -for you to ask him/her

ᎤᏛᏘᏗ - utv(ti)di - for him to ask him/her

ᎡᎾᏛᏘᏗ - en-atv(ti)-di - for you and me to

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᏘᏗ - o:sd-atv(ti)-di - for him/her and me to ask him/her

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏘᏗ - sd-atv(ti)-di - for the two of you to ask him/her

ᎡᏓᏛᏘᏗ - e:d-atv(ti)-di - for us (including you) to ask him/her

ᎣᏣᏛᏘᏗ - o:ts-atv(ti)-di - for us (not including you) to ask him/her

ᎡᏣᏛᏘᏗ - e:ts-atv(ti)-di - for you all to ask him/her

ᎤᎾᏛᏘᏗ - u:n-atv(ti)-di - for them to ask him/her