Cherokee Complexed Verbs

The "Set B" Verb 'be confused, be at a loss, doubt'

Verb Root -atsvwise-

Note - This is the form used in Eastern Cherokee. The Western version has -tl- instead of -ts-, i.e., -atlvwise-

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Present Tense

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ᏓᏆᏨᏫᏎᎭ - d-agw-atsvwise-ha - I am confused, doubting

ᏕᏣᏨᏫᏎᎭ - de-ts-atsvwise-ha - You are confused, doubting

ᏚᏨᏫᏎᎭ - d-u-tsvwise-ha- He/She/It is confused, doubting

ᏕᎩᎾᏫᏎᎭ - de-gin-atsvwise-ha - You and I are confused, doubting

ᏙᎩᎾᏫᏎᎭ - d-o:gin-atsvwise-ha - He/She and I are confused, doubting

ᏕᏍᏓᏫᏎᎭ - de-sd-atsvwise-ha - You two are confused, doubting

ᏗᎦᏫᏎᎭ - d-i:g-atsvwise-ha - We (including you) are confused, doubting

ᏙᎦᏫᏎᎭ - d-o:g-atsvwise-ha - We (not including you) are confused, doubting

ᏗᏣᏫᏎᎭ - d-i:ts-atsvwise-ha - You all are confused, doubting

ᏚᎾᏫᏎᎭ - d-u:n-atsvwise-ha - They are confused, doubting

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Habitual Present

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ᏓᏆᏨᏫᏎᎰᎢ - d-agw-atsvwise-hoi - I am (often) confused, doubting

ᏕᏣᏨᏫᏎᎰᎢ - de-ts-atsvwise-hoɂi - You are (usually) confused, doubting

ᏚᏨᏫᏎᎰᎢ - d-u-tsvwise-hoɂi- He/She/It is (continually) confused, doubting

ᏕᎩᎾᏫᏎᎰᎢ - de-gin-atsvwise-hoɂi - You and I are (often) confused, doubting

ᏙᎩᎾᏫᏎᎰᎢ - d-o:gin-atsvwise-hoɂi - He/She and I are (generally) confused, doubting

ᏕᏍᏓᏫᏎᎰᎢ - de-sd-atsvwise-hoɂi - You two are confused, doubting

ᏗᎦᏫᏎᎰᎢ - d-i:g-atsvwise-hoɂi - We (including you) are confused, doubting

ᏙᎦᏫᏎᎰᎢ - d-o:g-atsvwise-hoɂi - We (not including you) are confused, doubting

ᏗᏣᏫᏎᎰᎢ - d-i:ts-atsvwise-hoɂi - You all are confused, doubting

ᏚᎾᏫᏎᎰᎢ - d-u:n-atsvwise-hoɂi - They are confused, doubting

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Remote Past

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ᏓᏆᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - d-agw-atsvwise-lvɂi - I was confused, I doubted

ᏕᏣᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - de-ts-atsvwise-lvɂi - You doubted, were confused

ᏚᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - d-u-tsvwise-lvɂi - He/She/It was confused, doubted

ᏕᎩᎾᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - de-gin-atsvwise-lvɂi - You and I doubted, were confused

ᏙᎩᎾᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - d-o:gin-atsvwise-lvɂi - He/She and I doubted, were confused

ᏕᏍᏓᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - de-sd-atsvwise-lvɂi - You two doubted, were confused

ᏗᎦᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - d-i:g-atsvwise-lvɂi - We (including you) doubted, were confused

ᏙᎦᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - d-o:g-atsvwise-lvɂi - We (not including you) doubted, were confused

ᏗᏣᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - d-i:ts-atsvwise-lvɂi - You all doubted, were confused

ᏚᎾᏨᏫᏎᎸᎢ - d-u:n-atsvwise-lvɂi - They doubted, were confused

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Imperative/Immediate

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With this verb, I have difficulty imagining telling someone to be confused, so all of these examples are negative commands which make more sense to me:

ᎮᏍᏗ ᏱᏗᏣᏨᏫᏎᎦ - hesdi di-ts-atsvwise-ga - Don't be confused, doubting
ᎮᏍᏗ ᏱᏗᏍᏓᏨᏫᏎᎦ - hesid di-sd-atsvwise-ga - You two, don't be confused, doubting
ᎮᏍᏗ ᏱᏗᏣᏨᏫᏎᎦ - hesdi d-i:ts-atsvwise-ga - You all, don't doubt, be confused

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Infinitive

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ᏓᏆᏦᏍᏗ - d-agw-atsos-di - for me to be confused

ᏗᏣᏦᏍᏗ - di-ts-atsos-di - for you  to be confused

ᏧᏦᏍᏗ - ts-u-tsos-di - for him/her/it to be confused

ᏗᎩᎾᏦᏍᏗ - di-gin-atsos-di - for you and me to be confused

ᏦᎩᎾᏦᏍᏗ - d-o:gin-atsos-di - for him/her and me to be confused

ᏗᏍᏓᏦᏍᏗ - di-sd-atsos-di - for you two to be confused

ᏗᎦᏦᏍᏗ - d-i:g-atsos-di - for us (including you) to be confused

ᏦᎦᏦᏍᏗ - d-o:g-atsos-di - for us (not including you) to be confused

ᏗᏣᏦᏍᏗ - d-i:ts-atsos-di - for you all to be confused

ᏧᎾᏦᏍᏗ - ts-u:n-atsos-di - for them to be confused