Using Adjectives in Cherokee

ᎤᏬᏚᎯ - uwoduhi - pretty

ᎠᏉᏚᎯ - agw-oduhi - I (am) pretty

ᏦᏚᎯ - ts-oduhi - you (are) pretty

ᎤᏬᏚᎯ - uwoduhi - he/she/it (is) pretty

ᏗᎩᏃᏚᎯ - digi-noduhi - we two (including you) (are) pretty

ᏗᏍᏙᏚᎯ - disd-oduhi - you two (are) pretty

ᏦᎩᏃᏚᎯ - tsogi-noduhi - we two (not you) (are) pretty

ᏗᎪᏚᎯ - dig-oduhi - we all (including you) (are) pretty

ᏦᎪᏚᎯ - tsog-oduhi - we all (not you) (are) pretty

ᏗᏦᏚᎯ - dits-oduhi - you all (are) pretty

ᏧᏬᏚᎯ - tsu-woduhi - they (inanimate) (are) pretty

ᏧᏃᏚᎯ - tsu-noduhi - they (animate) (are) pretty


ᎤᏔᎾ - utana - big

ᎠᏆᏔᎾ - agwa-tana - I (am) big

ᏣᏔᎾ - tsa-tana - you (are) big

ᎤᏔᎾ - utana - he/she/it (is) big

ᏗᎩᎾᏔᎾ - digi-natana - we two (including you) (are) big

ᏗᏍᏓᏔᎾ - disda-tana - you two (are) big

ᏦᎩᎾᏔᎾ - tsogi-natana - we two (not you) (are) big

ᏗᎦᏔᎾ - diga-tana - we all (including you) (are) big

ᏦᎦᏔᎾ - tsoga-tana - we all (not you) (are) big

ᏗᏣᏔᎾ - ditsa-tana - you all (are) big

ᏧᏔᎾ - tsu-tana - they (inanimate) (are) big

ᏧᎾᏔᎾ - tsu-natana - they (animate) (are) big


ᎤᏴᏣ - uyvtsa - cold (Eastern)

ᎠᎩᏴᏣ - agi-yvtsa - I (am) cold

ᏣᏴᏣ - tsa-yvtsa - you (are) cold

ᎤᏴᏣ - uyvtsa - he/she/it (is) cold

ᎩᏂᏴᏣ - gini-yvtsa - we two (including you) (are) cold

ᏍᏗᏴᏣ - sdi-yvtsa - you two (are) cold

ᎣᎩᏂᏴᏣ - ogini-yvtsa - we two (not you) (are) cold

ᎢᎩᏴᏣ - igi-yvtsa - we all (including you) (are) cold

ᎣᎩᏴᏣ - ogi-yvtsa - we all (not you) (are) cold

ᎢᏥᏴᏣ - itsi-yvtsa - you all (are) cold

ᏧᏴᏣ - tsu-yvtsa - they (inanimate) (are) cold

ᎤᏂᏴᏣ - uni-yvtsa - they (animate) (are) cold


ᎣᏍᏓ - osda - good

ᎪᏍᏓ - g-osda - I (am) good

ᎰᏍᏓ - h-osda - you (are) good

ᎣᏍᏓ - osda - he/she/it (is) good

ᎢᏃᏍᏓ - in-osda - we two (including you) (are) good

ᏍᏙᏍᏓ - sd-osda - you two (are) good

ᎣᏍᏙᏍᏓ - osd-osda - we two (not you) (are) good

ᎢᏙᏍᏓ - id-osda - we all (including you) (are) good

ᎣᏦᏍᏓ - ots-osda - we all (not you) (are) good

ᎢᏦᏍᏓ - its-osda - you all (are) good

ᏦᏍᏓ - ts-osda - they (inanimate) (are) good

ᎠᏃᏍᏓ - an-osda - they (animate) (are) good


ᎤᏲᎢ - uyo'i - bad

ᎠᎩᏲᎢ - agi-yo'i - I (am) bad

ᏣᏲᎢ - tsa-yo'i - you (are) bad

ᎤᏲᎢ - uyo'i - he/she/it (is) bad

ᎩᏂᏲᎢ - gini-yo'i - we two (including you) (are) bad

ᏍᏗᏲᎢ - sdi-yo'i - you two (are) bad

ᎣᎩᏂᏲᎢ - ogini-yo'i - we two (not you) (are) bad

ᎢᎩᏲᎢ - igi-yo'i - we all (including you) (are) bad

ᎣᎩᏲᎢ - ogi-yo'i - we all (not you) (are) bad

ᎢᏥᏲᎢ - itsi-yo'i - you all (are) bad

ᏧᏲᎢ - tsu-yo'i - they (inanimate) (are) bad

ᎤᏂᏲᎢ - uni-yo'i - they (animate) (are) bad


ᎤᏬᏥᏗ - uw-odsdi - funny (Eastern)

ᎠᏉᏥᏗ - agw-odsdi - I am funny

ᏦᏥᏗ - ts-odsdi - you (are) funny

ᎤᏬᏥᏗ - uw-odsdi - he/she/it (is) funny

ᏗᎩᏃᏥᏗ - digin-odsdi - we two (including you) (are) funny

ᏗᏍᏙᏥᏗ - disd-odsdi - you two (are) funny

ᏦᎩᏃᏥᏗ - tsogi-odsdi - we two (not you) (are) funny

ᏗᎪᏥᏗ - dig-odsdi - we all (including you) (are) funny

ᏦᎪᏥᏗ - tsog-odsdi - we all (not you) (are) funny

ᏗᏦᏥᏗ - dits-odsdi - you all (are) funny

ᏧᏃᏥᏗ - tsun-odsdi - they (inanimate) (are) funny

ᏧᏬᏥᏗ - tsuw-odsdi - they (animate) (are) funny


ᎤᏬᎵᏗ - uw-oldi - funny (Western)

ᎠᏉᎵᏗ - agw-oldi - I (am) funny

ᏦᎵᏗ - ts-oldi - you (are) funny

ᎤᏬᎵᏗ - uw-oldi - he/she/it (is) funny

ᏗᎩᏃᎵᏗ - digin-oldi - we two (including you) (are) funny

ᏗᏍᏙᎵᏗ - disd-oldi - you two (are) funny

ᏦᎩᏃᎵᏗ - tsogi-oldi - we two (not you) (are) funny

ᏗᎪᎵᏗ - dig-oldi - we all (including you) (are) funny

ᏦᎪᎵᏗ - tsog-oldi - we all (not you) (are) funny

ᏗᏦᎵᏗ - dits-oldi - you all (are) funny

ᏧᏃᎵᏗ - tsun-oldi - they (inanimate) (are) funny

ᏧᏬᎵᏗ - tsuw-oldi - they (animate) (are) funny


ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵ - usganoli - slow

ᎠᎩᏍᎦᏃᎵ - a(gi)-sganoli - I (am) slow

ᏣᏍᎦᏃᎵ- tsa-sganoli - you (are) slow

ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵ - usganoli - he/she/it (is) slow

ᎩᏂᏍᎦᏃᎵ - gini-sganoli - we two (including you) (are) slow

ᏍᏗᏍᎦᏃᎵ - sdi-sganoli - you two (are) slow

ᎣᎩᏂᏍᎦᏃᎵ - ogini-sganoli - we two (not you) (are) slow

ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏃᎵ - igi-sganoli - we all (including you) (are) slow

ᎣᎩᏍᎦᏃᎵ - ogi-sganoli - we all (not you) (are) slow

ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏃᎵ - itsi-sganoli - you all (are) slow

ᏧᏍᎦᏃᎵ - tsu-sganoli - they (inanimate) (are) slow

ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏃᎵ - uni-sganoli - they (animate) (are) slow


ᎦᏣᏄᎳ - gatsanula - fast

ᏥᎦᏣᏄᎳ - tsi-gatsanula - I (am) fast

ᎯᎦᏣᏄᎳ - hi-gatsanula - you (are) fast

ᎦᏣᏄᎵ - gatsanula - he/she/it (is) fast

ᎢᏂᎦᏣᏄᎳ - ini-gatsanula - we two (including you) (are) fast

ᏍᏗᎦᏣᏄᎳ - sdi-gatsanula - you two (are) fast

ᎣᏍᏗᎦᏣᏄᎳ - osdi-gatsanula - we two (not you) (are) fast

ᎢᏗᎦᏣᏄᎳ - idi-gatsanula - we all (including you) (are) fast

ᎣᏥᎦᏣᏄᎳ - otsi-gatsanula - we all (not you) (are) fast

ᎢᏥᎦᏣᏄᎳ - itsi-gatsanula - you all (are) fast

ᏗᎦᏣᏄᎳ - di-gatsanula - they (inanimate) (are) fast

ᎠᏂᎦᏣᏄᎳ - ani-gatsanula - they (animate) (are) fast



Practice Sentences

1. ᎤᏬᏚᎯ Ꮎ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ. - uwoduhi na agehyutsa.
That girl is pretty.

2. ᏗᏍᏙᏚᎯ! - Disdoduhi!
You two are pretty!

3. Ꮎ ᏦᎢ ᏓᏆᏕᎷ ᏧᏬᏚᎯ. - Na tsoi dagwalelu tsuwoduhi.
The three cars are pretty.

4. ᎠᏂᏥᎾ ᏧᎾᏔᎾ. - Anitsina tsun(a)tana.
The cedar trees are big.

5. ᏗᏣᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᏣᏔᎾ. - Ditsadeyohvsgi ditsatana.
All you teachers are big.

6. ᏍᏗᎦᏣᏄᎳ. - Sdigatsanula.
You two are fast.

7. ᎢᎩᏲᎢ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏓᏕᎶᏆᎠ ᎠᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ. - Igiyo'i tsalagi idadelogwa'a adisgo'i dideyohvsgi.
he teacher says we don't study Cherokee well.

8. ᏣᏴᏣᏍ? - Tsayvtsas?
Are you cold?




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