The "Set A" Verb 'build it'


Root verb -ahnesge-

Note: This is an h-Stem verb. For an explanation of h-stem verbsclick here


Present Tense

ᎦᏁᏍᎨᎭ - g-aɂnesge-ha - I am building it.

ᎭᏁᏍᎨᎭ - h-ahnesge-ha - you are building it.

ᎠᏁᏍᎨᎭ - ahnesge-ha - he/she/it is building it.

ᎢᎾᎨᏍᎨᎭ - in-ahnesge-ha - the two of us (including you) are building it.

ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ - sd-ahnesge-ha - you two are building it.

ᎣᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ - osd-ahnesge-ha - the two of us (not including you) are building it.

ᎢᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ - id-ahnesge-ha - we (including you) are all building it.

ᎣᏣᏁᏍᎨᎭ - ots-ahnesge-ha - we (not including you) are all building it.

ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᎭ - its-ahnesge-ha - you are all building it.

ᎠᎾᏁᏍᎨᎭ - an-ahnesge-ha - they are building it.



Present Habitual

ᎦᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - g-aɂnesge-sgoɂi - I build it.

ᎭᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - h-ahnesge-sgoɂi - you build it.

ᎠᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - ahnesge-sgoɂi - he/she/it builds it.

ᎢᎾᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - in-ahnesge-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) build it.

ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - sd-ahnesge-sgoɂi - you two build it.

ᎣᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - osd-ahnesge-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) build it.

ᎢᏓᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - id-ahnesge-sgoɂi - we (including you) all build it.

ᎣᏣᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - ots-ahnesge-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all build it.

ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - its-ahnesge-sgoɂi - you all build it.

ᎠᎾᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - an-ahnesge-sgoɂi - they build it.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎩᎵ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ ᎪᎢᎦ. - Gili uniyvsdi osdahnesgeha go iga.
The two of us (not you) are building a dog house today.

2. ᏥᏔᎦᏍ ᎤᏂᏴᏍ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᎭ? - Tsitagas uniyvsdi anesgeha?
Is he building a chicken coop?

3. ᏧᏔᎾ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏚᎾᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ. - Tsutana galtsode dunanesgesgo'i.
They build big houses.


Vocabulary

ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ - go(hi) iga - today
ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ - uniyvsdi - (animal) house, coop, barn, etc.
ᎤᏔᎾ - utana - big, huge
ᏧᏔᎾ - tsutana - big (plural inanimate)
ᎦᎵᏦᏕ - galtsode - house



Remote Past

ᎠᏆᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - agw-anesge-hvɂi - I was building it.

ᏣᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - ts-anesge-hvɂi - you were building it.

ᎤᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - u-nsge-hvɂi - he/she/it was building it.

ᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - gin-anesge-hvɂi - the two of us (including you) were building a house.

ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - sd-anesge-hvɂi - you two were buiding it.

ᎣᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - ogin-anesge-hvɂi - the two of us (not including you) were building it.

ᎢᎦᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - ig-anesge-hvɂi - we (including you) were all building it.

ᎣᎦᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - og-anesge-hvɂi - we (not including you) were all building it.

ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - its-anesge-hvɂi - you were all building it.

ᎤᎾᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - un-anesge-hvɂi - they were building it.



Imperative

ᎭᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - h-ahnesgvla! - build it! (you singular)

ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - sd-ahnesgv-la - You two bulid it!

ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - its-ahnesgv-la -Y'all build it!

ᎢᏓᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - id-ahnesgv-la -Let's build it!


Note: The Cherokee Imperative can appear with any of the bound pronouns.


Infinitive

ᎠᏆᏁᏍᎨᏗ - agw-ahnesge-hdi - for me to build it

ᏣᏁᏍᎨᏗ - ts-ahnesge-hdi - for you to build it

ᎤᏁᏍᎨᏗ - u-hnesge-hdi - for him/her to build it

ᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᏗ - gin-ahnesge-hdi - for the two of us to build it

ᏍᏁᏍᎨᏗ - sd-ahnesge-hdi - for you to build it

ᎣᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᏗ - ogin-ahnesge-hdi - for him/her and me to build it

ᎢᎦᏁᏍᎨᏗ - ig-ahnesge-hdi - for all of us to build it

ᎣᎦᏁᏍᎨᏗ - og-ahnesge-hdi - for us (not including you) to build it

ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᏗ - its-ahnesge-hdi - for you all to build it

ᎤᎾᏁᏍᎨᏗ - un-ahnesge-hdi - for them to build it






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