The "Set A" verb 'to be going (somewhere specific)'.
Root verb -gat-
Present Tense
ᏫᏥᎦᏘ - witsi-gat-i - I am going over there.
ᏫᎦᏘ - hwi-gat-i - you are going over there.
ᏩᎦᏘ - wa-gat-i - he/she/it is going over there.
ᏫᏂᎦᏘ - wini-ga̸t-i - the two of us (including you) are going over there.
ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏘ - wisdi-k't-i - you two are going over there.
ᏬᏍᏗᎦᏘ - wosdi-k't-i - the two of us (not including you) are going over there.
ᏫᏗᎦᏘ - widi-k't-i - we (including you) are all going over there.
ᏬᏥᎦᏘ - wotsi-k't-i - we (not including you) are all going over there.
ᏫᏥᎦᏘ - witsi-k't-i -you are all going over there.
ᏩᏂᎦᏘ - wani-k't-i - they are going over there.
Habitual Tense
ᏫᏥᎦᏙᎢ - witsi-gat-oɂi - I go over there.
ᏫᎦᏙᎢ - hwi-k't-oɂi - you go over there.
ᏩᎦᏙᎢ - wa-k't-oɂi - he/she/it goes over there.
ᏫᏂᎦᏙᎢ - wini-k't-oɂi - the two of us (including you) go over there.
ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏙᎢ - wisdi-k't-oɂi - you two go over there.
ᏬᏍᏗᎦᏙᎢ - wosdi-k't-oɂi - the two of us (not including you) go over there.
ᏫᏗᎦᏙᎢ - widi-k't-oɂi - we (including you) all go over there.
ᏬᏥᎦᏙᎢ - wotsi-k't-oɂi - we (not including you) all go over there.
ᏫᏥᎦᏙᎢ - witsi-k't-oɂi - you all go over there.
ᏩᏂᎦᏙᎢ - wani-k't-oɂi - they go over there.
Past Imperfect
ᏩᎩᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wagi-k't-edvɂi - I went over there.
ᏫᏣᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - witsa-k't-edvɂi - you went over there.
ᏭᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wu-k't-edvɂi - he/she/it went over there.
ᏫᎩᏂᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wigini-k't-edvɂi - the two of us (including you) went over there.
ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wisdi-k't-edvɂi - you two went over there.
ᏬᏍᏗᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wogini-k't-edvɂi - the two of us (not including you) went over there.
ᏫᎩᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wigi-k't-edvɂi - we (including you) all went over there.
ᏬᎩᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wogi-k't-edvɂi - we (not including you) all were going over there.
ᏫᏥᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - witsi-k't-edvɂi - you all went over there.
ᏭᏂᎦᏖᏍᏛᎢ - wuni-k't-edvɂi - they went over there.
Imperative
ᏫᎦᏖᏍᏗ - hw-iktesdi - go over there!
ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wi-sdi-k-tesdi - You two go over there!
ᏫᏥᎦᏖᏍᏗ - w-itsi-k-tesdi - Y'all go over there!
ᏫᏗᎦᏖᏍᏗ - w-idi-k-tesdi - Let's all go over there!
1. ᎧᎪ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏚᎲ ᏩᎦᏘ? - Kago yusdi gaduhvɂi wak'ti?
Who is going away to the town?
2. ᏔᎵᏁ ᎢᎦ ᎦᏨ ᏫᎦᏘ? - Taline iga gatsv hwik'tvɂi?
Where did you go on Tuesday?
3. ᎦᏨ ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏘ? - Gatsv wisdik'ti?
Where are you two going?
4. ᎠᎹᏱ ᏬᏥᎦᏙᎢ. - Amayi wotsik'to'i.
We all (not you) (often) go to the river
(water).
5. ᎣᏓᎸᎢ ᏫᏥᎦᏘ. - oalvɂi witsigati.
I am going over to the mountain.
6. ᎠᏓᎾᏅᎢ ᏫᎦᏖᏍᏗ! - Adananvɂi hwiktesdi!
Go to the store!
7. ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᎦᏔᎰ ᏩᎦᏛᎢ. - Gesdi yak'taho waktvɂi.
He never knows where he's going.
ᏔᎵᏁ ᎢᎦ - taline iga - Tuesday
ᎦᏚᎲᎢ - gaduhvi - a town
ᎠᎹ - ama - water
-Ᏹ -yi - suffix added to the end of some nouns indicating
location or place
ᎣᏓᎸᎢ, ᏙᏓᎸᎢ - odalvɂi, dodalvɂi - a mountain, mountains
ᎠᏓᎾᏅᎢ - adananvɂi - to the store
ᎨᏍᏗ - gesdi - not (Word used in Eastern Cherokee to
make a negative sentence.) See:Negativesin
the Grammar section of this website.
Infinitive
*Note: Requires Set B Pronouns* ᏩᎩᎦᏖᏍᏗ - waki-kt-esdi - for me to
ᏫᏣᎦᏖᏍᏗ - witsa-kt-esdi - for you to
ᏭᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wu:-kt-esdi - for him/her/it to
ᏫᎩᏂᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wigini:-kt-esdi - for you and me to
ᏬᎩᏂᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wo:gini:-kt-esdi - for him/her and me to
ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wisdi:-kt-esdi - for the two of you to
ᏫᎩᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wi:gi:-kt-esdi - for us (including you) to
ᏬᎩᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wo:gi:-kt-esdi - for us (not including you) to
ᏫᏥᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wi:tsi:-kt-esdi - for you all to
ᏭᏂᎦᏖᏍᏗ - wu:ni:-kt-esdi - for them to