The "Set B" verb 'thirst, be thirsty' in present tense.
Root verb -htadegi-
Note: This verb takes the distributive/plural
prefix before dual and plural pronoun prefixes only.
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd persons singular do not take the
prefix. See also"to be
hungry"which parallels "to be thirsty".
One explanation is that in the Cherokee language, each person is
perceived as experiencing his or her own sensation of hunger or
thirst. With multiple people, there are multiple experiences of
hunger or thirst reflected by the distributive prefix.
This is also an "h-Stem" verb. For an explanation of changes
with "h-Stem" verbsclick
here.
Present Tense
ᎠᎩᏔᏕᎩᎠ - ak-tadegi-ɂa - I am thirsty.
ᏣᏔᏕᎩᎠ - tsha-tadegi-ɂa - you are thirsty.
ᎤᏔᏕᎩᎠ - u-htadegi-ɂa - he/she/it is thirsty.
ᏕᎩᏂᏔᏕᎩᎠ - degini-tadegi-ɂa - the two of us (including you) are thirsty.
ᏕᏍᏗᏔᏕᎩᎠ - desdi-htadegi-ɂa - you two are thirsty.
ᏙᎩᏂᏔᏕᎩᎠ - dogini-htadegi-ɂa - the two of us (not including you) are thirsty.
ᏕᎩᏔᏕᎩᎠ - degi-htadegi-ɂa - we all (including you) are thirsty.
ᏙᎩᏔᏕᎩᎠ - dogi-htadegi-ɂa - we all (not including you) are thirsty.
ᏕᏥᏔᏕᎩᎠ - detsi-htadegi-ɂa - you all are thirsty.
ᏚᏂᏔᏕᎩᎠ - duni-htadegi-ɂa - they are thirsty.
Practice Sentences
1. ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏚᏂᏔᏕᎩᎠ - Anisgaya dunihtadegi'a.
The men (they) are thirsty.
2. ᏣᏔᏕᎩᎠᏍ? - Tshatadegi'as?
Are you thirsty?
3. ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᏔᏕᎩᎠ. - Gesdi yuhtadegi'a.
S/He is not thirsty.
4. ᏙᎩᏔᏕᎩᎠ. - Dogihtadegi'a.
We are all thirsty.
5. ᏕᏍᏗᏔᏕᎩᎠᏧ? - Desdihtadegi'atsu?
Are you two thirsty?
Habitual
ᎠᎩᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - ak-tadegi-hoɂi - I thirst.
ᏣᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - tsha-tadegi-hoɂi - you thirst.
ᎤᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - u-htadegi-hoɂi - he/she/it thirsts.
ᏕᎩᏂᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - degini-htadegi-hoɂi - the two of us (including you) thirst.
ᏕᏍᏗᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - desdi-htadegi-hoɂi - you two thirst.
ᏙᎩᏂᏔᏕᎰᎢ - dogini-htadegi-hoɂi the two of us (not including you) thirst.
ᏕᎩᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - degi-htadegi-hoɂi - we all (including you) thirst.
ᏙᎩᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - dogi-htadegi-hoɂi - we all (not including you) thirst.
ᏕᏥᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - detsi-htadegi-hoɂi - you all thirst.
ᏚᏂᏔᏕᎩᎰᎢ - duni-htadegi-hoɂi - they thirst.
Remote Past
ᎠᎩᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - ak-tadegi-ɂsvɂi - I was thirsty.
ᏣᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - tsha-tadegi-ɂsvɂi - you were thirsty.
ᎤᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - u-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - he/she/it was thirsty.
ᏕᎩᏂᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - degini-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - the two of us (including you) were thirsty.
ᏕᏍᏗᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - desdi-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - you two were thirsty.
ᏙᎩᏂᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - dogini-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - the two of us (not including you) were thirsty.
ᏕᎩᏔᎩᏍᎬᎢ - degi-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - we all (including you) were thirsty.
ᏙᎩᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - dogi-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - we all (not including you) were thirsty.
ᏕᏥᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - detsi-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - you all were thirsty.
ᏚᏂᏔᏕᎩᏍᎬᎢ - duni-htadegi-ɂsvɂi - they were thirsty.
Imperative/Immediate
Note: For Complexed Verbs requiring the
distributive prefix /de-/, all occurrences of /de-/ change to
/di-/ in the Imperative/Immediate and the Infinitive
verb stems. Additionally, with the Infinitive form of
these verbs, in the 3rd person singular and plural before
the vowels /o/ and /u/ this prefix changes from /d-/ to /ts-/.
Note also that the /de-/ distributive prefix changes to /di-/ after
the /yi-/ "irrealis" (or negative) prefix in the rest of the
tenses. (CNT Example: ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏗᎩᏯᏪᎨᏍᏗ - Let's not get tired)
ᏣᏔᏕᎬᎦ - tsa-tadeg-a - Be thirsty!
ᏗᏍᏗᏔᏕᎬᎦ - disdi-htadeg-a - (You two) be thirsty!
ᏗᏥᏔᏕᎬᎦ - ditsi-htadeg-a - All of y'all be thirsty!
Infinitive
ᎠᎩᏔᏕᎪᏗ - ak'-tadeg-odi - for me to be thirsty
ᏣᏔᏕᎪᏗ - tsha-tadeg-odi - for you to be thirsty
ᎤᏔᏕᎪᏗ - u-htadeg-odi - for him/her to be thirsty
ᏗᎩᏂᏔᏕᎪᏗ - digini-htadeg-odi - for the two of us (you and me) to be thirsty
ᏗᏍᏗᏔᏕᎪᏗ - disdi-htadeg-odi - for you two to be thirsty
ᏦᎩᏂᏔᏕᎪᏗ - tsogini-htadeg-odi - for the two of us (him/her and me) to be thirsty
ᏗᎩᏔᏕᎪᏗ - digi-htadeg-odi - for all of us (including you) to be thirsty
ᏦᎩᏔᏕᎪᏗ - tsogi-htadeg-odi - for all of us (excluding you) to be thirsty
ᏗᏥᏔᏕᎪᏗ - ditsi-htadeg-odi - for all of you to be thirsty
ᏧᏂᏔᏕᎪᏗ - tsuni-htadeg-odi - for them to be thirsty