The "Set A" Verb 'build it'
Root verb -ahnesge-
Present Tense
ᎦᏁᏍᎨᎭ - g-aɂnesge-ha - I am building it.
ᎭᏁᏍᎨᎭ - h-ahnesge-ha - you are building it.
ᎠᏁᏍᎨᎭ - ahnesge-ha - he/she/it is building it.
ᎢᎾᎨᏍᎨᎭ - in-ahnesge-ha - the two of us (including you) are building it.
ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ - sd-ahnesge-ha - you two are building it.
ᎣᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ - osd-ahnesge-ha - the two of us (not including you) are building it.
ᎢᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ - id-ahnesge-ha - we (including you) are all building it.
ᎣᏣᏁᏍᎨᎭ - ots-ahnesge-ha - we (not including you) are all building it.
ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᎭ - its-ahnesge-ha - you are all building it.
ᎠᎾᏁᏍᎨᎭ - an-ahnesge-ha - they are building it.
Present Habitual
ᎦᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - g-aɂnesge-sgoɂi - I build it.
ᎭᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - h-ahnesge-sgoɂi - you build it.
ᎠᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - ahnesge-sgoɂi - he/she/it builds it.
ᎢᎾᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - in-ahnesge-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) build it.
ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - sd-ahnesge-sgoɂi - you two build it.
ᎣᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - osd-ahnesge-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) build it.
ᎢᏓᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - id-ahnesge-sgoɂi - we (including you) all build it.
ᎣᏣᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - ots-ahnesge-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all build it.
ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - its-ahnesge-sgoɂi - you all build it.
ᎠᎾᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ - an-ahnesge-sgoɂi - they build it.
Practice Sentences
1. ᎩᎵ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎭ ᎪᎢᎦ. - Gili uniyvsdi osdahnesgeha go iga.
The two of us (not you) are building a dog house today.
2. ᏥᏔᎦᏍ ᎤᏂᏴᏍ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᎭ? - Tsitagas uniyvsdi anesgeha?
Is he building a chicken coop?
3. ᏧᏔᎾ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏚᎾᏁᏍᎨᏍᎪᎢ. - Tsutana galtsode dunanesgesgo'i.
They build big houses.
ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ - go(hi) iga - today
ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ - uniyvsdi - (animal) house, coop, barn, etc.
ᎤᏔᎾ - utana - big, huge
ᏧᏔᎾ - tsutana - big (plural inanimate)
ᎦᎵᏦᏕ - galtsode - house
Remote Past
ᎠᏆᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - agw-anesge-hvɂi - I was building it.
ᏣᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - ts-anesge-hvɂi - you were building it.
ᎤᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - u-nsge-hvɂi - he/she/it was building it.
ᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - gin-anesge-hvɂi - the two of us (including you) were building a house.
ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - sd-anesge-hvɂi - you two were buiding it.
ᎣᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - ogin-anesge-hvɂi - the two of us (not including you) were building it.
ᎢᎦᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - ig-anesge-hvɂi - we (including you) were all building it.
ᎣᎦᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - og-anesge-hvɂi - we (not including you) were all building it.
ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - its-anesge-hvɂi - you were all building it.
ᎤᎾᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ - un-anesge-hvɂi - they were building it.
Imperative
ᎭᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - h-ahnesgvla! - build it! (you singular)
ᏍᏓᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - sd-ahnesgv-la - You two bulid it!
ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - its-ahnesgv-la -Y'all build it!
ᎢᏓᏁᏍᎬᎳ! - id-ahnesgv-la -Let's build it!
Note: The Cherokee Imperative can appear with any of the bound pronouns.
Infinitive
ᎠᏆᏁᏍᎨᏗ - agw-ahnesge-hdi - for me to build it
ᏣᏁᏍᎨᏗ - ts-ahnesge-hdi - for you to build it
ᎤᏁᏍᎨᏗ - u-hnesge-hdi - for him/her to build it
ᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᏗ - gin-ahnesge-hdi - for the two of us to build it
ᏍᏁᏍᎨᏗ - sd-ahnesge-hdi - for you to build it
ᎣᎩᎾᏁᏍᎨᏗ - ogin-ahnesge-hdi - for him/her and me to build it
ᎢᎦᏁᏍᎨᏗ - ig-ahnesge-hdi - for all of us to build it
ᎣᎦᏁᏍᎨᏗ - og-ahnesge-hdi - for us (not including you) to build it
ᎢᏣᏁᏍᎨᏗ - its-ahnesge-hdi - for you all to build it
ᎤᎾᏁᏍᎨᏗ - un-ahnesge-hdi - for them to build it