Related to the previous discussion for “Going To” is the related idea of doing something when doing another thing. There are three main forms which cover “when he goes he does”, “when he went he did”, and “when he goes he will” which will be shown by example.

“go and do”

This form is created replacing “-ᎥᎢ” with “-ᎡᎾ” [-e³na] on the past tense form and adding the prefix “Ᏹ-”.

Example:

• ᎤᏪᏴ ᏱᎾᏛᏁᎴᎾ ᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎪ. “When he goes to the creek to do it I see him.”

  • ᏱᎾᏛᏁᎴᎾ. Ᏹ + Ꮒ + Ꭰ + ᎤᏛᏁᎸᎢ + ᎡᎾ.

“went and did”

This form is created by replacing “-ᎥᎢ” with “-ᎡᎾ” [-e³na] on the past tense form. This form does not add the prefix “Ᏹ-”.

Example:

• ᎠᏫ ᎢᎪᏗ ᎤᏴᏞᎾ, ᎠᏫ ᏩᏯ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎤᏄᎸᏁ ᏍᎩᏅᏳᏍᏗ ᏩᏯ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏩᏯᎡ. “When the deer went to enter the prairie, the deer failed to see the wolf so the wolf ate the deer.”

  • ᎤᏴᏞᎾ. ᎤᏴᏢᎢ + ᎡᎾ.

“will go and do”

This form is created replacing “-ᎥᎢ” with “-ᎡᎾ” [-e³na] on the past tense form. This form does not add the prefix “Ᏹ-”. This form uses “Set A” pronouns if the present tense uses “Set A” pronouns. This form is identical to “went and did” in some circumstances and context must be used to tell them apart.

Example:

• ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏫ ᎢᎪᏗ ᎠᏴᏞᎾ, ᎠᏫ ᏩᏯ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎤᏄᎸᏁ. When the deer goes to enter the prairie the deer will fail to see the wolf. Literal: “It will be when the deer went to enter the prairie, the deer failed to see the wolf.”

  • ᎠᏴᏞᎾ. Ꭰ + ᎤᏴᏢᎢ + ᎡᎾ.

More details can be found in the second half of the paper “Cherokee Grammar Go Suffix ega” published by Dr. Wyman Kirk.