The "Set A" verb 'help' in present tense.
Root verb -a(li)sdeli-
Present Tense
ᎦᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - g-alisdeli-ha - I am helping.
ᎭᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - h-alisdeli-ha - you are helping.
ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - alsdeli-ha - he/she/it is helping.
ᎢᎾᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - in-alsdeli-ha - the two of us (including you) are helping.
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - sd-alsdeli-ha - you two are helping.
ᎣᏍᏓᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - osd-alsdeli-ha - the two of us (not including you) are helping.
ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - id-alsdeli-ha - we (including you) are all helping.
ᎣᏣᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - ots-alsdeli-ha - we (not including you) are all helping.
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - its-alsdeli-ha - you are all helping.
ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - an-alsdeli-ha - they are helping.
1. ᎩᎵ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ - Gili alsdeliha.
S/he is helping the dog.
2. ᎧᎪ ᎯᏯᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ? - Kago hiyalisdeliha?
Who are you helping?
3. ᎣᎩᏥ ᎣᏍᏓᎵᏍᏕᎵᎭ. - Ogitsi osdalsdeliha.
The two of us are helping our mother.
4. ᏰᎵᏉᏍᎪ ᏍᎩᏍᏕᎳ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ? - Yeligwosg sgisdela
tsalagi gawonihisdi agwadelogwasdi?
Can you help me to learn Cherokee?
ᎣᎩᏥ - ogitsi - our mother (the two of us) (see:passive
nouns)
ᏰᎵᏉ - yeligwo - possible, possibly
ᏰᎵᏉᏍᎪ - yeligwosg - is it possible that?
ᎤᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ - udelogwasdi - for her (or him) to learn
Habitual Tense
ᎦᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - g-alisdeli-sgoɂi - I help (usually, habitually).
ᎭᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - h-alisdeli-sgoɂi - you are helping.
ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - alsdeli-sgoɂi - he/she/it is helping.
ᎢᎾᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - in-alsdeli-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) are helping.
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - sd-alsdeli-sgoɂi - you two are helping.
ᎣᏍᏓᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - osd-alsdeli-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) are helping.
ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - id-alsdeli-sgoɂi - we (including you) are all helping.
ᎣᏣᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - ots-alsdeli-sgoɂi - we (not including you) are all helping.
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - its-alsdeli-sgoɂi - you are all helping.
ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ - an-alsdeli-sgoɂi - they are helping.
Remote Past Tense
ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - agw-alsdel-vhvɂi - I helped
ᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - ts-alsdel-vhvɂi - you helped
ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - u-lsdel-vhvɂi - he/she/it helped
ᎩᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - gin-alsdel-vhvɂi - the two of us (you and I) helped
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - sd-alsdel-vhvɂi - you two helped
ᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - ogin-alsdel-vhvɂi - the two us (s/he and I) helped
ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - ig-alsdel-vhvɂi - we (including you) helped
ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - og-alsdel-vhvɂi - we (not including you) helped
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - its-alsdel-vhvɂi - you all helped
ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᎲᎢ - un-alsdel-vhvɂi - they helped
Imperative/Immediate Tense
ᎭᎵᏍᏕᎳ - h-alsdel-a - Help!
ᏍᏓᏍᏕᎳ - sd-alsdel-a - You two, Help!
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎳ -its-alsdel-a - All of you, help!
ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏕᎳ - id-alsdel-a - Let's help!
Infinitive
ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - agw-alisdel(v)-di - for me to help.
ᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᎢ - ts-alisdel(v)-di - for you to help.
ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - u-lisdel(v)-di - for him/her/it to help.
ᎩᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - gin-alisdel(v)-di - for the two of us (including you) to help.
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - sd-alisdel(v)-di - for you two - to help.
ᎣᎩᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - ogin-alisdel(v)-di - for the two of us (not including you ) to help.
ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - igi-alisdel(v)-di - for us all (including you) to help.
ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - og-alisdel(v)-di - for us all (not including you) to help.
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - its-alisdel(v)-di - for you all to help.
ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ - un-alisdel(v)-di - for them to help.
1. Ꮎ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. Na ageya asgaya ulsdehldi uduliha.
The woman wants to help the man.
2. ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ. Agwalsdehldi agwaduliha.
I want to help.