The "Set B" verb 'studying'

Root verb -aksesd-

Note: This verb is related to "watch, be careful" DF CED p.171


Present Tense

Note: Some verbs, such as "tired," "work," "teach," "be named", and a few others always add the distributive prefix /de-/ at the beginning and will undergo usual sound changes with some letters.

ᏓᏆᎦᏎᏍᏗ - dagw-aksesd-i - I am studying.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ - dets-aksesd-i - you are studying.

ᏚᎦᏎᏍᏗ - du-ksesd-i - he/she/it is studying.

ᏕᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏗ - degin-aksesd-i - the two of us (including you) are studying.

ᏕᏍᏓᎦᏎᏍᏗ - desd-aksesd-i - you two are studying.

ᏙᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏗ - dogin-aksesd-i - the two of us (not including you) are studying.

ᏕᎦᎦᏎᏍᏗ - deg-aksesd-i - we (including you) are all studying.

ᏙᎦᎦᏎᏍᏗ - dog-aksesd-i - we (not including you) are all studying.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ - dets-aksesd-i - you are all studying.

ᏚᎾᎦᏎᏍᏗ - dun-aksesd-i - they are studying.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᏙᏰᎯ ᏫᏚᎦᏎᏍᏗ. - Agidoda doyehi widuksesdi. -
    My father is studying outside.

2. ᏙᏃ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ? - Dohno gesdi yidetsaksesdi? -
    Why aren't you studying?

3. ᎦᏨ ᏂᎯ ᏕᏍᏗᎦᏎᏍᏗ? - Gatsv nihi desdiksesdi? -
   Where are you two studying?

4. ᎦᏚᎲᎢ ᏫᏚᎦᏎᏍᏗ. - Gaduhvɂi widuksesdi. -
   She/He is studying in town.

5. ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂ ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏗ? - Hvga iyani detsaksesdi? -
    How many of you are studying?


Vocabulary

ᎠᎩᏙᏓ - agidoda - my father
ᏙᏰᎯ - doyehi - outside
ᏂᎯ - nihi - you (one, two, or many)
ᎦᏚᎲᎢ - gaduhvɂi - a town
ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂ - hvga iyani - how many (live things)


Habitual Present

ᏓᏆᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - dagw-aksesd-oɂi - I study.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - dets-aksesd-oɂi - you study.

ᏚᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - du-ksesd-oɂi - he/she/it studies.

ᏕᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - degin-aksesd-oɂi - the two of us (you + I) study.

ᏕᏍᏓᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - desd-aksesd-oɂi - you two study.

ᏙᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - dogin-aksesd-oɂi - the two of us (not including you) study.

ᏕᎦᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - deg-aksesd-oɂi - we (including you) all study.

ᏙᎦᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - dog-aksesd-oɂi - we (not including you) all study.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - dets-aksesd-oɂi - you all study.

ᏚᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - dun-aksesd-oɂi - they study.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ ᏙᏰᎯ ᏫᏚᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - Agidoda tsugitsvnvda doyehi widuksesdoɂi. -
   My father studies outside everyday.

2. ᎦᏚᎲᎢ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᎢ ᏫᏓᏆᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ - Gaduhvɂi digohweli disgwangodohdi'i widagwaksesdihoɂi. -
   I study at a library in town.

3. ᎦᏨ ᏂᎯ ᏕᏍᏓᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ? - Gatsv nihi desdaksesdoɂi? -
   Where do you two study?

4. ᎦᏚᎲᎢ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏫᏚᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ. - Gaduhvɂi gesdi yiwiduksesdoɂi. -
   S/he doesn't study in town.

5. ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂ ᏂᎯ ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ? - Hvga iyani nihi detsaksesdoɂi? -
   How many of you study?

3. ᎾᎿ ᎠᎨᏯ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏍᏔᏯ ᏚᎦᏎᏍᏙᎢ ᎦᎾᎦᏘ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ.
   Nahna ageya nigohilv staya duksesdoɂi ganagti iyulstdohdi.
   That woman is always studying hard to become a doctor.


Vocabulary

ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ - tsugitsvnvda - everyday
ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᎢ - digohweli disgwangodohdi'i - library
ᎦᎾᎦᏘ - ganakti - doctor



Progressive Future

This tense is built on the Habitual Stem with the -esdi suffix.

ᏓᏆᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - dagw-aksesd-esdi - I will be studying.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - dets-aksesd-esdi - you will be studying.

ᏚᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - du-ksesd-esdi - he/she/it will be studying.

ᏕᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - degin-aksesd-esdi - the two of us (you + I) will be studying.

ᏕᏍᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - desd-aksesd-esdi - you two will be studying.

ᏙᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - dogin-aksesd-esdi - the two of us (not including you) will be studying.

ᏕᎦᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - deg-aksesd-esdi - we (including you) all will be studying.

ᏙᎦᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - dog-aksesd-esdi - we (not including you) all will be studying.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - dets-aksesd-esdi - you all will be studying.

ᏚᎾᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - dun-aksesd-esdi - they will be studying.


Remote Past

ᏓᏆᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - dagw-aksest-anvɂi - I studied.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - dets-aksest-anvɂi - you studied.

ᏚᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - du-ksest-anvɂi - he/she/it studied.

ᏕᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - degin-aksest-anvɂi - the two of us (you + I) studied.

ᏕᏍᏓᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - desd-aksest-anvɂi - you two studied.

ᏙᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - dogin-aksest-anvɂi - the two of us (not including you) studied.

ᏕᎦᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - deg-aksest-anvɂi - we (including you) all studied.

ᏙᎦᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - dog-aksest-anvɂi - we (not including you) all studied.

ᏕᏣᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - dets-aksest-anvɂi - you all studied.

ᏚᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᎢ - dun-aksest-anvɂi - they studied.


Imperative

Note: For Complexed verbs requiring the distributive prefix /de-/, all occurrences of /de-/ change to /di-/ in the Imperative/Immediate and the Infinitive. Additionally, in the Infinitive form of these verbs, there is a change in the 3rd person singular and plural from /d-/ to /ts-/ before the vowels /o/ and /u/.
In addition, the /de-/ distributive prefix changes to /di-/ after the /yi-/ "irrealis" (or negative) prefix.

ᏔᎦᏎᏍᏓ! / ᏣᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ - ta-ksesd-a - (you) Study! (or tsa-ksesdesd-i!)
ᏗᏍᏓᎦᏎᏍᏓ! - disd-akesd-a - You two, study!
ᏗᏣᎦᏎᏍᏓ - dits-aksed-a - Y'all study!
ᏗᎦᎦᏎᏍᏓ - dig-aksesd-a - Let's study! !


Infinitive

ᏓᏆᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - dagw-aksesd-ohdi - for me to study.

ᏗᏣᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - dits-aksesd-ohdi - for you to study.

ᏧᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - tsu-ksesd-ohdi - for him/her/it to study.

ᏗᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - digin-aksesd-ohdi - for the two of us (you and I) to study.

ᏗᏍᏓᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - disd-aksesd-ohdi - for you two to study.

ᏦᎩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - tsogin-aksesd-ohdi - for the two of us (not including you) to study.

ᏗᎦᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - dig-aksesd-ohdi - for us (including you) all to study.

ᏦᎦᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - tsog-aksesd-ohdi - for us (not including you) all to study.

ᏗᏣᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - dits-aksesd-ohdi - for you all to study.

ᏧᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ - tsun-aksesd-ohdi - for them to study.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏣᏂ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏙᏰᎯ ᏧᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
    - Kohi iga Tsani Tsalagi gawonihisdi doyehi tsuksesdodi uduliha. -
    Johnny wants to study Cherokee outside today.

2. ᎦᏨ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏍᏓᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᏍᏓᎸᏉᏗ? - Gatsv nihi disdaksesdohdi sdalvkwdi? -
    Where do you two like to study?


Vocabulary

ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ - tsugitsvnvda - everyday




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