Cherokee Infinitives

ᎠᎩᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ agi-(li)sde(lv)-di I - to help.

ᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᎢ tsa-(li)sde(lv)-di you - to help.

ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ u-(li)sde(lv)-di he/she/it - to help it.

ᎩᏂᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ gini-(li)sde(lv)-di the two of us (including you) - to help.

ᏍᏗᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ sdi-(li)sde(lv)-di you two - to help.

ᎣᎩᏂᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ogini-(li)sde(lv)-di the two of us (not including you ) - to help.

ᎢᎩᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ igi-(li)sde(lv)-di we all (including you) - to help.

ᎣᎩᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ogi-(li)sde(lv)-di we all (not including you) - to help.

ᎢᏥᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ itsi-(li)sde(lv)-di you all - to help.

ᎤᏂᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ uni-(li)sde(lv)-di they - to help.

1. Ꮎ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. Na ageya asgaya u(li)sde(lv)di uduliha.
The woman wants to help the man.

2. ᎠᎩᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ. Agi(li)sde(lv)di agwaduliha.
I want to help.