Cherokee Complexed Verbs

The Set "B" verb 'working'

Verb Root -lvhwisdane-

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

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Present Tense

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ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ dagi-lvhwisdane-ha - I am working.

ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᎾᎭ detsa-lvhwisdane-ha - you are working.

ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ du-lvhwisdane-ha - he/she/it is working.

ᏕᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ - degini-lvhwisdane-ha - the two of us (including you) are working.

ᏕᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ - desdi-lvwisdane-ha - you two are working.

ᏙᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ dogini-lvhwisdane-ha - the two of us (not including you) are working.

ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ degi-lvhwisdane-ha - we (including you) are all working.

ᏙᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ dogi-lvhwisdane-ha we (not including you) are all working.

ᏕᏥᎸsᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ detsi-lvhwisdane-ha - you are all working.

ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ duni-lvhwisdane-ha - they are working.

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Practice Sentences

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1. ᎠᎩᏙd ᏙᏰᎯ ᏫᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ. Agidoda doyehi widulvhwisdaneha.
My father is working outside.

2. ᏙᏃ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ? Dohno gesdi yidetsalvhwisdaneha?
Why aren't you working?

3. ᎦᏨ ᏂᎯ ᏕᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ? Gatsv nihi desdilvhwisdaneha?
Where are you two working?

4. ᎦᏛᎲᎢ ᏫᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ. Gaduhvɂi widulvwisdaneha.
S/he is working in town.

5. ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂ ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ? Hvga iyani detsilvhwisdaneha?
How many of you are working?

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Vocabulary

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

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Habitual

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ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ dagi-lvwisdane-hoɂi - I work.

ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ detsa-lvwisdane-hoɂi - you work.

ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ du-lvwisdane-hoɂi - he/she/it works.

ᏕᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ degini-lvwisdane-hoɂi - the two of us (including you) work.

ᏕᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ desdi-lvwisdane-hoɂi - you two work.

ᏙᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ dogini-lvwisdane-hoɂi - the two of us (not including you) work.

ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ degi-lvwisdane-hoɂi - we (including you) all work.

ᏙᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ dogi-lvwisdane-hoɂi - we (not including you) all work.

ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ detsi-lvwisdane-hoɂi - you all work.

ᏚᏂᎸwᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ duni-lvwisdane-hoɂi - they work.

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Practice Sentences

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1. ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ ᏙᏰᎯ ᏫᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ. - Agidoda tsugitsvnvda doyehi widulvwisdanehoɂi.
My father works outside everyday.

2. ᎦᏚᎲᎢ ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᎢ ᏫᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ. - Gaduhvɂi tsunalsdaydi'i widagilvwisdanehoɂi.
I work at a restaurant in town.

3. ᎦᏧ ᏂᎯ ᏕᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ? - Gatsv nihi desdilvwisdanehoɂi?
Where do you two work?

4. ᎦᏚᎲᎢ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏫᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ. - Gaduhvɂi gesdi yiwidulvwisdanehoɂi.
S/he doesn't work in town.

5.ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂ ᏂᎯ ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ? - Hvga iyani nihi detsilvwisdanehoɂi?
How many of you work?

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Vocabulary

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ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ - tsugitsvnvda - everyday

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Remote Past

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ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - dagi-lvwisdane-lvɂi - I worked.

ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - detsa-lvwisdane-lvɂi - you worked.

ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - du-lvwisdane-lvɂi - he/she/it worked.

ᏕᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - degini-lvwisdane-lvɂi  - the two of us (including you) worked.

ᏕᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - desdi-lvwisdane-lvɂi -  you two worked.

ᏙᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - dogini-lvwisdane-lvɂi -  the two of us (not including you) worked.

ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - degi-lvwisdane-lvɂi - we (including you) all worked.

ᏙᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - dogi-lvwisdane-lvɂi - we (not including you) all worked.

ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - detsi-lvwisdane-lvɂi - you all worked.

ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ - duni-lvwisdane-lvɂi - they worked.

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Imperative/Immediate

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ᏗᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ! - ditsa-lvwisda-si - (you) Work!

ᏗᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ! - disda-lvwisda-si - (you two) Work!

ᏗᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ! - ditsi-lvwisda-si - (y'all) Work!

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Infinitive

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ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - digi-lvhwisdane-hdi - for me to work

ᏗᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - ditsa-lvhwisdane-hdi - for you to work

ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - - tsu-lvwisdane-hdi - for her/him to work

ᏗᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - disdi-lvhwisdane-hdi - for you two to work

ᏦᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - - tsogini-lvwisdane-hdi - for her/him and me to work

ᏗᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - digini-lvhwisdane-hdi - for you and me to work

ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - digi-lvhwisdane-hdi - for all of us to work

ᏦᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - tsogi-lvhwisdane-hdi - for me and them to work

ᏗᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - ditsa-lvhwisdane-hdi - for you all to work

ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ - - tsuni-lvhwisdan-ehdi - for them to work

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Progressive Future

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ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - digi-lvwisdane-hesdi - I will be working.

ᏗᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - ditsa-lvwisdane-hesdi - you will be working.

ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - tsu-lvwisdane-hesdi - he/she/it will be working.

ᏗᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - digini-lvwisdane-hesdi - the two of us (including you) will be working.

ᏗᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - disdi-lvwisdane-hesdi - you two will be working.

ᏙᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - dogini-lvwisdane-hesdi - the two of us (not including you) will be working.

ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - digi-lvwisdane-hesdi - we (including you) all will be working.

ᏙᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - dogi-lvwisdane-hesdi - we (not including you) all will be working.

ᏗᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - ditsi-lvwisdane-hesdi - you all will be working.

ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ - tsuni-lvwisdane-hesdi-hesdi - they will be working.