The "Set A" verb 'go'

Root verb -e-

ᎨᎦ - g-e-ga - I am going

ᎮᎦ - h-e-ga - you are going

ᎡᎦ - e-ga - he/she/it is going

ᎢᏁᎦ - in-e-ga - the two of us (including you) are going

ᏍᏕᎦ - sd-e-ga - you two are going

ᎣᏍᏕᎦ - osd-e-ga - the two of us (not including you) are going

ᎢᏕᎦ - id-e-ga - we (including you) all are going

ᎣᏤᎦ - ots-e-ga - we (not including you) all are going

ᎢᏤᎦ - its-e-ga - you all are going

ᎠᏁᎦ - an-e-ga - they are going


Habitual

ᎨᎪᎢ - g-e-goɂi - I go

ᎮᎪᎢ - h-e-goɂi - you go

ᎡᎪᎢ - e-goɂi - he/she/it goes

ᎢᏁᎪᎢ - in-e-goɂi - the two of us (including you) go

ᏍᏕᎪᎢ - sd-e-goɂi - you two go

ᎣᏍᏕᎪᎢ - osd-e-goɂi - the two of us (not including you) go

ᎢᏕᎪᎢ - id-e-goɂi - we (including you) all go

ᎣᏤᎪᎢ - ots-e-goɂi - we (not including you) all go

ᎢᏤᎪᎢ - its-e-goɂi - you all go

ᎠᏁᎪᎢ - an-e-goɂi - they go


Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᏪᎦ. ᏣᏙᏓᏍ ᏪᏓ? - Agidoda wega. tsadodas wega?
My father is going there. Is your father going [there]?

2. ᎦᏨ ᏍᏕᎦ? - Gatsv sdega?
Where are you two going?

3. ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏰᎦ. - Oginaliɂi gesdi yega.
My friend is not going.

4. ᎠᏂᏧᏣ ᏩᏁᎪᎢ ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ. - Anitsutsa wanegoɂi tsugitsvnvda.
The boys go there every day.

5. ᎦᏨ ᏍᏕᎪᎢ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏈᏕᎾ? - Gatsv sdegoɂi unadodagwidena?
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Where do you two go on Saturday?


Vocabulary

ᎠᎩᏙᏓ - agidoda - my father
ᏣᏙᏓ - tsadoda - your father
ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ - oginaliɂi - my (not your) friend, he/she and I are friends(see oginaliɂi )
ᏣᏂᏧᏣ - anitsutsa - boys
ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ - tsugitsvnvda - every day, daily
ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏈᏕᎾ - unadodagwidena - Saturday


Remote Past

ᎠᏇᏅᏒᎢ - agw-e-nvsvɂi - I went

ᏤᏅᏒᎢ - ts-e-nvsvɂi - you went

ᎤᏪᏅᏒᎢ - uw-e-nvsvɂi - he/she/it went

ᎢᏁᏅᏒᎢ - in-e-nvsvɂi - the two of us (including you) went

ᏍᏕᏅᏒᎢ - sd-e-nvsvɂi - you two went

ᎣᏍᏕᏅᏒᎢ - osd-e-nvsvɂi - the two of us (not including you) went

ᎢᎨᏅᏒᎢ - ig-e-nvsvɂi - we (including you) all went

ᎣᏤᏅᏒᎢ - ots-e-nvsvɂi - we (not including you) all went

ᎢᏤᏅᏒᎢ - its-e-nvsvɂi - you all went

ᎤᏁᏅᏒᎢ - un-e-nvsvɂi - they went


Imperative

ᎮᎾ! - hena - [you] Go!
ᏍᏕᎾ! - sdena - [you two] Go!
ᎢᏤᎾ! - itsena - [you all] Go!
ᎢᏁᎾ! - inena - Let's go! [we two]
ᎢᏕᎾ - idena - Let's go! [all of us]


Infinitive

ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ - agw-envs-di - for me to go

ᏤᏅᏍᏗ - ts-envs-di - for you to go

ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗ - uw-envs-di - for him/her/it to go

ᎢᏁᏅᏍᏗ - in-envs-di - for the two of us (including you) to go

ᏍᏕᏅᏍᏗ - sd-envs-di - for you two to go

ᎣᏍᏕᏅᏍᏗ - osd-envs-di - for the two of us (not including you) to go

ᎢᎨᏅᏍᏗ - ig-envs-di - for all of us (including you) to go

ᎣᏤᏅᏍᏗ - ots-ens-di - for all of us (not including you) to go

ᎢᏤᏅᏍᏗ - its-envs-di - for you all to go

ᎤᏁᏅᏍᏗ - un-envs-di - for them to go


Practice Sentences

1. ᏗᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵ.
Digaduhv agwenvsdi agwaduli.
I want to go to town.
2. ᏗᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎵ.
Digaduhv agwenvsdi uduli.
She wants for me to go to town.
3. ᏧᏪᏅᏒ ᏤᏅᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵ?
Juwenvsv tsenvsdi tsaduli?
Do you want to go to his/her home?
3. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏪᏘ ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏰᎸ.
Tsalagi uweti uwenvsdi osd uyelv.
S/he likes to go to North Carolina.
5. ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᏅᏍᏗ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᎾᏚᎵᎠ.
Tsunadelogwasdi unenvsdi gesdi yunadulia.
They don't want to go to school.
6. ᎦᏨ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗ?
Gatsv osd uwenvsdi?
Where is a good (place) to go?

Vocabulary

ᏗᎦᏛᎲ - digaduhv - distant town
ᏧᏪᏅᏒ - juwenvsv - his/her home
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏪᏘ - tsalagi uweti - North Carolina (old Cherokee)
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏰᎵ - osd uyelv - s/he likes
ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ - tsunadelogwasdi - school





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