102 Clothes Seasons Infinitives Infinitives An infinitive does

ᏣᎳᎩ 102 Clothes, Seasons, Infinitives

Infinitives An infinitive does not express the TIME in which an event occurs. It is equivalent to English “to _____” (“to run” / “to play” / “to jump…” etc. ) In Cherokee though, it still expresses a PERSON (“for ME to run” “for YOU to play. . . ”) etc. ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ “for me to eat” “I want it” Infinitives take SET B prefixes - I want to eat

ᎠᎵᏏᏅᎲᏍᏙᏗ! Try the following: You like to play – (“for you to play” “you like it”) -nehldi = “play, ” –lvquodi = “like” You like to play = ____________ -alisdayvdi (“to eat”) -adeloquasdi (“to learn”) “She wants to eat” = __________ “I want to learn” = ___________ -adelahohisdi (“to find out”) “they want to find out” = _________