The "Set A" verb 'close it, shut it'
Root verb -hsdúhvh-
When Animate Object pronouns are used with this verb, i.e. "to close him or her up", it means"to jail someone, to lock someone up".
See the page onAnimate Object Pronounsfor a full list and examples of how to use them.
Present Tense
Present Tense
ᏥᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - tsi-ɂsdúhvh-sga - I am closing it.
ᎯᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - hi-hsdúhvh-sga - you are closing it.
ᎠᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - a-hsdúhvh-sga - he/she/it is closing it.
ᎢᏂᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - ini-hsdúhvh-sga - the two of us (including you) are closing it.
ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - sdi-hsdúhvh-sga - you two are closing it.
ᎣᏍᏗᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - osdi-hsdúhvh-sga - the two of us (not including you) are closing it.
ᎢᏗᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - idi-hsdúhvh-sga - we all (including you) are closing it.
ᎣᏥᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - otsi-hsdúhvh-sga - we all (not including you) are closing it.
ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - itsi-hsdúhvh-sga - you all are closing it.
ᎠᏂᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ - ani-hsdúhvh-sga - they are closing it.
Habitual tense
ᏥᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - tsi-ɂsdúhvh-sgoɂi - I close it.
ᎯᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - hi-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - you close it.
ᎠᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - a-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - he/she/it closes it it.
ᎢᏂᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ini-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) close it.
ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - you two close it.
ᎣᏍᏗᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - osdi-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you ) close it.
ᎢᏗᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - idi-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - we all (including you) close it.
ᎣᏥᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - otsi-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - we all (not including you) close it.
ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - you all close it.
ᎠᏂᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ani-hsdúhvh-sgoɂi - they close it.
Remote Past Tense
*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B
Pronouns* ᎠᎩᏍᏚᏅᎢ - ak-sdúh-nvɂi - I closed it
ᏣᏍᏚᏅᎢ - tsah-sdúh-nvɂi - you closed it
ᎤᏍᏚᏅᎢ - u-hsdúh-nvɂi - he closed it
ᎩᏂᏍᏚᏅᎢ - gini-hsdúh-nvɂi - we (you and I) closed it
ᏍᏗᏍᏚᏅᎢ - sdi-hsdúh-nvɂi - you two closed it
ᎣᎩᏂᏍᏚᏅᎢ - ogini-hsdúh-nvɂi - I closed it
ᎢᎩᏍᏚᏅᎢ - igi-hsdúh-nvɂi - we (all of us) closed it
ᎣᎩᏍᏚᏅᎢ - ogi-hsdúh-nvɂi - we (excluding you) closed it
ᎢᏥᏍᏚᏅᎢ - itsi-hsdúh-nvɂi - you all closed it
ᎤᏂᏍᏚᏅᎢ - uni-hsdúh-nvɂi - they closed it
Imperative/Immediate
ᎯᏍᏚᎲᎦ! - hihsdúhvga! - [you] close it!
ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎲᎦ! - sdihsdúhvga! - [you two] close it!
ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎲᎦ! - itsihsdúhvga! - [all of you] close it!
ᎢᏗᏍᏚᎲᎦ! - idihsdúhvga - Let's close it.
Note: The Cherokee Imperative can appear with any of the bound pronouns.
Infinitive
*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B
Pronouns* ᎠᎩᏍᏚᏗ - ak-sdúh-di - for me to close it
ᏣᏍᏚᏗ - tsha-sdúh-di - for you to close it
ᎤᏍᏚᏗ - u-hsdúh-di - for him/her to close it
ᎩᏂᏍᏚᏗ - gini-hsdúh-di - for us (you and me) to close it
ᏍᏗᏍᏚᏗ - sdi-hsdúh-di - for you two to close it
ᎣᎩᏂᏍᏚᏗ - ogini-hsdúh-di - for her/him and me to close it
ᎢᎩᏍᏚᏗ - igi-hsdúh-di - for us (all of us) to close it
ᎣᎩᏍᏚᏗ - ogi-hsdúh-di - for us (excluding you) to close it
ᎢᏥᏍᏚᏗ - itsi-hsdúh-di - for you all to close it
ᎤᏂᏍᏚᏗ - uni-hsdúh-di - for them to close it