Cherokee Simple Verbs

The "A" class verb 'it smells, is smelly, it has as smell'.

Root verb -sv-

Note!: Although this verb takes Set A prefixes, it really describes a state of being, a state of "having a smell" as in "to smell good, bad, sweet, etc". The transitive form of the verb, to smell it, takes Set B pronouns in an apparently complete reversal of what is usually expected. See: smell it, smell something

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Present Tense

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ᏥᏒᎦ - tsi-sv-ga - I am smelly

ᎯᏒᎦ - hi-sv-ga - You are smelly

ᎠᏒᎦ - a-sv-ga - He/She/It is smelly

ᎢᏂᏒᎦ - ini-sv-ga - You and I are smelly

ᎣᏍᏗᏒᎦ - osdi-sv-ga - He/She and I are smelly

ᏍᏗᏒᎦ - sdi-sv-ga - You two are smelly

ᎢᏗᏒᎦ - idi-sv-ga - We (including you) are smelly

ᎣᏥᏒᎦ - otsi-sv-ga - We (not including you) are smelly

ᎢᏥᏒᎦ - itsi-sv-ga - You all are smelly

ᎠᏂᏒᎦ - ani-sv-ga - They are smelly

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Habitual Present

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ᏥᏒᎪᎢ - tsi-sv-go'i - I smell (good) (usually)

ᎯᏒᎪᎢ - hi-sv-go'i - You smell (good)

ᎠᏒᎪᎢ - a-sv-go'i - He/She/It smells (good)

ᎢᏂᏒᎪᎢ - ini-sv-go'i - You and I smell (good)

ᎣᏍᏗᏒᎪᎢ - osdi-sv-go'i - He/She and I smell (good)

ᏍᏗᏒᎪᎢ - sdi-sv-go'i - You two smell (good)

ᎢᏗᏒᎪᎢ - idi-sv-go'i - We (including you) smell (good)

ᎣᏥᏒᎪᎢ - otsi-sv-go'i - We (not including you) smell (good)

ᎢᏥᏒᎪᎢ - itsi-sv-go'i - You all smell (good)

ᎠᏂᏒᎪᎢ - ani-sv-go'i - They smell (good)

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Remote Past

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Not applicable for this verb.

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Imperative/Immediate

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Not applicable for this verb.

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Infinitive

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ᎠᎩᏒᏍᏗ - agi-sv-sdi - for me to

ᏣᏒᏍᏗ - tsa-sv-sdi - for you to

ᎤᏒᏍᏗ - u-sv-sdi - for him/her/it to

ᎩᏂᏒᏍᏗ - gini-sv-sdi - for you and me to

ᎣᎩᏂᏒᏍᏗ - ogini-sv-sdi - for him/her and me to

ᏍᏗᏒᏍᏗ - sdi-sv-sdi - for the two of you to

ᎢᎩᏒᏍᏗ - igi-sv-sdi - for us (including you) to

ᎣᎩᏒᏍᏗ - ogi-sv-sdi - for us (not including you) to

ᎢᏥᏒᏍᏗ - itsi-sv-sdi - for you all to

ᎤᏂᏒᏍᏗ - uni-sv-sdi - for them to