The "Set A" Verb 'read it' in present tense.

Root verb -goliye-

Note: This root verb stem combined with Animate Object Pronouns means "examine her (or him)"Click here for "examine him/her"


Present Tense

ᏥᎪᎵᏰᎠ - tsi-goliye-ɂa - am reading it.

ᎯᎪᎵᏰᎠ - hi-goliye-ɂa - you are reading it.

ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎠ - a-goliye-ɂa - he/she/it is reading it.

ᎢᏂᎪᎵᏰᎠ - ini-goliye-ɂa - the two of us (including you) are reading it.

ᎣᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠ - osdi-goliye-ɂa - the two of us (not including you ) are reading it.

ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠ - sdi-goliye-ɂa - you two are reading it.

ᎢᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠ - idi-goliye-ɂa - we all (including you) are reading it.

ᎣᏥᎪᎵᏰᎠ - otsi-goliye-ɂa - we all (not including you) are reading it.

ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᎠ - itsi-goliye-ɂa - you all are reading it.

ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᎠ - ani-goliye-ɂa - they are reading it.


Practice Sentences

1. ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎠ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ.  Digohweli agoliyeɂa na atsutsa.
    The/that boy is reading a book.

2. ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠᏧ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅ ? Sdigoliyeatsu gohweli galeyvtanv ?
    Are you two reading the newspaper?

3. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏤ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᎠ. Tsalagi Itse Kanohedv anigoliyesga.
    They are reading the Cherokee New Testament.


Vocabulary

ᏗᎪᏪᎵ - digohweli - book, books
ᎪᏪᎵ ᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅ - gohweli galeyvtanv - newspaper
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏤ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ - Tsalagi Itse Kanohedv - Cherokee New Testament


Present Habitual

ᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - tsi-goliye-sgoɂi - I read it (usually, often).

ᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - hi-goliye-sgoɂi - you read it.

ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - a-goliye-sgoɂi - he/she/it reads it.

ᎢᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - ini-goliye-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) read it.

ᎣᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - osdi-goliye-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you ) read it.

ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-goliye-sgoɂi - you two read it.

ᎢᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - idi-goliye-sgoɂi - we all (including you) read it.

ᎣᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - otsi-goliye-sgoɂi - we all (not including you) read it.

ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-goliye-sgoɂi - you all read it.

ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - ani-goliye-sgoɂi - hey read it.


Imperative

ᎯᎪᎵᏰᎵ - hi-goliy-a - (you) read it!

ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎵ - sdi-goliy-a - you two) read it!

ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᎵ - itsi-goliy-a - (all of you) read it!


Progressive Past

*Note: The Progressive/Habitual/Imperfect Past is built by changing the vowel of the Habitual ending from "o" to "v".

ᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - tsi-goliye-sgvɂi - I was reading it.

ᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - hi-goliye-sgvɂi - you were reading it.

ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - a-goliye-sgvɂi - he/she/it was reading it.

ᎢᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - ini-goliye-sgvɂi - the two of us (including you) were reading it.

ᎣᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - osdi-goliye-sgvɂi - the two of us (not including you ) were reading it.

ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - sdi-goliye-sgvɂi - you two were reading it.

ᎢᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - idi-goliye-sgvɂi - we all (including you) were reading it.

ᎣᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - otsi-goliye-sgvɂi - we all (not including you) were reading it.

ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - itsi-goliye-sgvɂi - you all were reading it.

ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - ani-goliye-sgvɂi - they were reading it.


Remote Past

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - agi-goliye-ɂvɂi - I read it (yesterday, last week, etc.)

ᏣᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - tsa-goliye-ɂvɂi - you read it.

ᎤᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - u-goliye-ɂvɂi - he read it.

ᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - gini-goliye-ɂvɂi - you and I read it.

ᎣᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - ogini-goliye-ɂvɂi - the two of us (not including you) read it.

ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - sdi-goliye-ɂvɂi - you two read it.

ᎢᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - igi-goliye-ɂvɂi - we all (including you) and I read it.

ᎣᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - ogi-goliye-ɂvɂi - we all (not including you) and I read it.

ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - itsi-goliye-ɂvɂi - you all (read it.

ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - uni-goliye-ɂvɂi -they read it.


Infinitive

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ - agi-goliye-di - for me to read it.

ᏣᎪᎵᏰᏗ - tsa-goliye-di - for you to read it.

ᎤᎪᎵᏰᏗ - u-goliye-di - for him/her to read it.

ᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ - gini-goliye-di - for you and me to read it.

ᎣᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ - ogini-goliye-di - for the two of us (not including you) to read it.

ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏗ - sdi-goliye-di - for you two to read it.

ᎢᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ - igi-goliye-di - for all of us (including you) and I to read it.

ᎣᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ - ogi-goliye-di - for all of us (not including you) and I to read it.

ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗ - itsi-goliye-di - for all of you to read it.

ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ - uni-goliye-di -for them to read it.



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