The "B" class verb 'smelling something'
Root verb -wh(a)sv-
Note!: This verb uses Set B pronouns so the
ultimate meaning seems to be "it smells to me, etc." Although
transitive (one can smell something), this is a passive form of
smelling, as in the sense of "one just happened to smell something"
that was in the air. There is another Cherokee verb with the sense
of more actively smelling or sniffing something:sniff
it
See alsoit smells, is
smelly
Present Tense
ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎦ - aki-wsv-ga - I am smelling it, something.
ᏣᏩᏒᎦ - tsa-whsv-ga - you are smelling it, something.
ᎤᏩᏩᏒᎦ - uwa-whsv-ga - he/she/it is smelling it, something.
ᎩᏂᏩᏒᎦ - gini-whsv-ga - the two of us (including you) are smelling it, something.
ᎣᎩᏂᏩᏒᎦ - ogini-whsv-ga - the two of us (not including you) are smelling it, something.
ᏍᏗᏩᏒᎦ - sdi-whsv-ga - you two are smelling it, something.
ᎢᎩᏩᏒᎦ - igi-whsv-ga - we (including you) are all smelling it, something.
ᎣᎩᏩᏒᎦ - ogi-whsv-ga - we (not including you) are all smelling it,something.
ᎢᏥᏩᏒᎦ - itsi-whsv-ga - you are all smelling it,something.
ᎤᏂᏩᏒᎦ - uni-whsv-ga - they are smelling it, something.
Habitual
ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - agi-whsv-goɂi - I smell something (often).
ᏣᏩᏒᎪᎢ - tsa-whsv-goɂi - you smell something.
ᎤᏩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - uwa-whsv-goɂi - he/she/it smell something.
ᎩᏂᏩᏒᎪᎢ - gini-whsv-goɂi - the two of us (including you) smell something.
ᎣᎩᏂᏩᏒᎪᎢ - ogini-whsv-goɂi - the two of us (not including you) smell something.
ᏍᏗᏩᏒᎪᎢ - sdi-whsv-goɂi - you two smell something.
ᎢᎩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - igi-whsv-goɂi - we (including you) all smell something.
ᎣᎩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - ogi-whsv-goɂi - we (not including you) all smell something.
ᎢᏥᏩᏒᎪᎢ - itsi-whsv-goɂi - you all smell something.
ᎤᏂᏩᏒᎪᎢ - uni-whsv-goɂi - they smell something.
Practice Sentences
- 1. ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏣᏩᏒᎦ?
- - Gohusdi tsawhsvga?
Do you smell something? - 2. ᏣᏔᎦ ᏗᎬᏣᎳᏅ ᏓᎩᏩᏒᎦ.
- - Tsitaga digvtsahlanv dagiwhsvga.
I am smelling fried chicken.
ᏣᏔᎦ ᏗᎬᏣᎳᏅ - tsitaga digvtsahlanv - fried chicken
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ - gohusdi - something
Remote Past
ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎢ- agi-whsvɂi - I smelled it.
ᏣᏩᏒᎢ- tsa-whsvɂi - you smelled it.
ᎤᏩᏩᏒᎢ - uwa-whsvɂi - he/she/it smelled it.
ᎩᏂᏩᏒᎢ- gini-whsvɂi - the two of us (including you) smelled it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏩᏒᎢ- ogini-whsvɂi - the two of us (not including you) smelled it.
ᏍᏗᏩᏒᎢ- sdi-whsvɂi - you two smelled it.
ᎢᎩᏩᏒᎢ- igi-whsvɂi - we (including you) all smelled it.
ᎣᎦᏩᏒᎢ- ogi-whsvɂi - we (not including you) all smelled it.
ᎢᏥᏩᏒᎢ- itsi-whsvɂi - you all smelled it.
ᎤᏂᏩᏒᎢ- uni-whsvɂi - they smelled it.
Imperative/Immediate
ᏍᏗᏩᏒᎩ- sdi-hwsvgi - You two, smell it!
ᎢᏥᏩᏒᎩ - itsi-hwsvgi - Y'all, smell it.
ᎢᎩᏩᏒᎩ- igi-hwsvgi - Let's smell it.
Infinitive
ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - agi-whsv-ɂisdi - for me to smell it.
ᏣᏩᏒᎪᎢ - tsa-whsv-ɂisdi - for you to smell it.
ᎤᏩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - uwa-whsv-ɂisdi - for hm/her/it to smell it.
ᎩᏂᏩᏒᎪᎢ - gini-whsv-ɂisdi - for the two of us (including you) to smell it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏩᏒᎪᎢ - ogini-whsv-ɂisdi - for the two of us (not including you) to smell it.
ᏍᏗᏩᏒᎪᎢ - sdi-whsv-ɂisdi - for you two to smell it.
ᎢᎩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - igi-whsv-ɂisdi - for us (including you) all to smell it.
ᎣᎩᏩᏒᎪᎢ - ogi-whsv-ɂisdi - for us (not including you) all to smell it.
ᎢᏥᏩᏒᎪᎢ - itsi-whsv-ɂisdi - for you all to smell it.
ᎤᏂᏩᏒᎪᎢ - uni-whsv-ɂisdi - for them to smell it.