Cherokee Animate Object Verbs

The "Set A" verb 'pay him/her'
with Animate Object Pronouns

Root verb -akwịyvɁe-

Note: This verb generally addresses animate/living objects. For more about Animate Object Pronouns, see Pronoun Prefixes IIIin the Grammar Section of this website.
For "pay it" which has a slightly different root and takes Set A pronouns,
see: pay it

Note: The symbol ɂ represents the slight catch in your voice heard between two sounds. In English, for example, this sound is used to hear the difference between "aɂ nice man" vs. "an ɂiceman"

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Present Tense

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ᏥᏯᏈᏴᎡᎭ - tsiy-agwiyvɁe-ha - I am paying him/her.

ᎯᏯᏈᏴᎡᎭ - hiy-agwiyvɁe-ha - you are paying him/her.

ᎠᏈᏴᎡᎭ - akwiyvɁe-ha - s/he, it is paying him/her, is paying him/her.

ᎡᎾᏈᏴᎡᎭ - e:n-agwiyvɁe-ha - You and I are paying him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᎭ - ohsd-agwiyvɁe-ha - He/She and I are paying him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᎭ - esd-agwiyvɁe-ha - You two are paying him/her.

ᎡᏓᏈᏴᎡᎭ - e:d-agwiyvɁe-ha - We (including you) are paying him/her.

ᎣᏣᏈᏴᎡᎭ - o:ts-akwiyvɁe-ha - We (not including you) are paying him/her.

ᎡᏣᏈᏴᎡᎭ - e:ts-agwiyvɁe-ha - You all are paying him/her.

ᎠᎾᏈᏴᎡᎭ - an-akwiyvɁe-ha - They are paying him/her; are paying him/her.

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Habitual Present

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ᏥᏯᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - tsiy-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - I pay him/her (usuallly, always, often).

ᎯᏯᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - hiy-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - you pay him/her.

ᎠᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - a-kwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - she/he pays him/her.

ᎡᎾᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - e:n-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - You and I pay him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - ohsd-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - He/She and I pay him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - esd-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - You two pay him/her.

ᎡᏓᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - e:d-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - We (including you) pay him/her.

ᎣᏣᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - o:ts-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - We (not including you) pay him/her.

ᎡᏣᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - e:ts-agwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - You all pay him/her.

ᎠᎾᏈᏴᎡᎰᎢ - an-akwiyvɁe-sgoɂi - They pay him/her.

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Remote Past

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*Note: Animate pronouns (except for 3rd person singular and plural) are used instead of Set B Pronouns*

ᏥᏯᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - tsiy-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - I paid him/her.

ᎯᏯᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - hiy-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - you paid him/her.

ᎤᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - u-kwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - s/he paid him/her.

ᎡᎾᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - en-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - You and I paid him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - ohsd-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - He/She and I paid him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - esd-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - You two paid him/her.

ᎡᏓᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - e:d-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - We (including you) paid him/her.

ᎣᏣᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - o:ts-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - We (not including you) paid him/her.

ᎡᏣᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - e:ts-agwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - You all paid him/her.

ᎤᎾᏈᏴᎡᎸᎢ - u:n-akwiyvɁeɁ-lvɁi - They paid him/her.

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Imperative/Immediate

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ᎯᏯᏈᏴᏏ! - hiy-agwiɁyv-si! - Pay him/her!
ᎡᏍᏓᏈᏴᏏ! - esd-agwiɁyv-si! - you two pay him/her!
ᎡᏣᏈᏴᏏ! - ets-agwiɁyv-si! - you two pay him/her!

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Infinitive

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*Note: Animate pronouns take the place of Set B Pronouns*

ᏥᏯᏈᏴᎡᏗ tsiy-agwịyvɁe-hdi - for me to pay him/her

ᎯᏯᏈᏴᎡᏗ - hiy-agwiyvɁe-hdi - -for you to pay him/her

ᎤᏈᏴᎡᏗ - u-kwiyvɁe-hdi - for him to pay him/her

ᎡᎾᏈᏴᎡᏗ - en-akwiyvɁe-hdi - for you and me to

ᎣᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᏗ - o:sd-akwiyvɁe-hdi - for him/her and me to pay him/her

ᎡᏍᏓᏈᏴᎡᏗ - esd-akwiyvɁe-hdi - for the two of you to pay him/her

ᎡᏓᏈᏴᎡᏗ - e:d-agwiyvɁe-hdi - for us (including you) to pay him/her

ᎣᏣᏈᏴᎡᏗ - o:ts-agwiyvɁe-hdi - for us (not including you) to pay him/her

ᎡᏣᏈᏴᎡᏗ - e:ts-agwiyvɁe-hdi - for you all to pay him/her

ᎤᎾᏈᏴᎡᏗ - u:n-akwiyvɁe-hdi - for them to pay him/her