Derivation

Verbal Suffixes

V-laar

• indicative: To V a little
• interrogative and imperative: would you mind/may/just

ator -laar +vugut -> atulaarpugut Example atulaarsinnavara?: May I borrow it?

Vb+Tar

to V repeatedly

translated as “used to”

V-laar=tar

To repeatedly V a little

oqaluttuar-laartar+lutik+lu -> oqaluttuarlaartarlutillu

V+sima

Means to repeatedly V over time with emphasis on the result.

• ilinniarsimavunga : I am educated
• issersimavoq: He is inside

In combination with ssa, it expresses assumption: ilinniartitsisuusimassavoq: He must be a teacher

V+sima=tar

To repeatedly V over time

ulloq -u +sima=tar +vugut -> ulluusimasarpugut

V-ssa

expresses future: Will V

V+galuar

To actually V

V+Tar=galuar

To actually repeatedly V

tutsiuteqqiTTaraluarneq

V-ssa=galuar

should have Ved

oqar-ssagaluar+tunga -> oqassagaluartunga

V+giartor

To go to V; to V more

• when following a consonant other than r, first the rule that c1,c2 -> c2,c2 applies, then the rule that gg has to be unvoiced just like ll, vv; hence:

sinnip + giartor +poq => sinniggiartorpoq -> sinniKKiartorpoq

• after r merged into r (r+g -> r)

allariartortoq
allar+giator+toq

pituffimmukariartoq

• after vowel, the g is dropped:

immiussi +giartor -> immiussiator

• other rules apply (gg -> kk)

nuup +giartor + neq+ kka -> nuuggiartornekka -> nuukkiartornikka

V-gunnair

to stop Ving, to no longer V

nikip +sinnaa+gunnair+tar+put -> nikissinnajunnaartarput
(to dislodge/lay down + can + stop + repeatedly + they)

V-lir

To begin to V

V+una

here is one that Vs

If it results in the pattern [vowel][consonant apart from q/r]+una -> [vowel]nuna

if the consonant is k, it is devoiced -> ng

Hence:

• ulloq-lik+it+una -> ullullinuna
• tutsiuteqqip +sima=tar+lutik+una -> tutsiuteqqissimasarlutinguna
• suli+niar+lutik+una -> suliniarlutinguna

BUT

Sisimiut+miu-u-tar+poq+una -> Sisimiormiuusarporuna

Nominalization

V+neq

V-ing (noun)

neq +up

V+toq

one who Vs (V to N conversion), -p

allariartortumukartoq allar+giator+toq-mut-kar+toq

..sinnaasormiuunngilanga sinnaa+toq+miu-u-nngit+nga

Examples

• sammisarisassagalurpassi:

  sammisari- to deal with; sa- tar-repeatedly; ssa - will; galuar - actually; passi - I - You plural

• qallunaajulaartarpugut

  qallunaaq+u-laar=tar+pugut

• oqaluttuassavit

  oqaluttuar-ssa+it

Noun Suffixes

N-liri

To handle N

N+PAK=SUAQ

Many

+PAK means “something” and +SUAG means “big”. It is realized either with +suaq or +suk

+PAK and +SUAG must be always preceded by a double consonant: [noun ending in a vowel] + PAK=SUAQ: insert an "r" for example: kunngi + passuaq + kka -> kunngeRpassuakka

Example

• inuppassuit: many people

Note: Singular many like in ukiorpassuaq does not exist obviously, only ukiorpassuit

Examples:

• anaana+PAK=SUAQ+ni -> anaana**r**passsuarni
• eqqumiitsuliortoq+PAK=SUAQ-it(s') -> eqqumiitsuliotorpassuit
• immikkoortoq+PAK=SUAQ-it(’s) -> immikkoortorpassuit
• _nuna+PAK=SUAQ+nik -> nuna**r**passuarnik
• _ukioq+PAK=SUAQ+ni -> ukiorpassuarni (in many years)

N-innaq

a simple/just N

nukappiaraq -innaq -> nukappiaraannaq

+up stems with -it??? plural: angutaannaq -> angutaannaat

N-nnguaq

cute/small N

-nnguaq takes - declension (-nnguaq-mut)

plural: -nnguit

N-lik

one having N

immikkortoq -lik + their (Abs) -> immikkoortuliat

N in Allativ +kar

To go to N (N to V conversion)

Nuuk -mut -kar +punga -> Nuummukarpunga

N in Localis +ip

to be at N (N to V conversion)

N-u

to be N

• arnaq-u+voq -> Arnaavoq.: She is a woman.
• qallunaaq-u-laar=tar+pugut -> Qallunaajulaartarpugut
• politi-u+voq -> politiiuvoq

If you end up with 3-times u, then uuu -> uuju Qallunaajuvoq.

There is/There are

N+qarpoq

illoqarpoq

Complements (translated as adjectives) must be in instrumental case!

Object Belongs to Subject

Expressed with the +gi suffix

Naaja is my wife.
Naaja nuliariqarpunga.
Meerarisaraluarpaat.
Anigivaa. (ani+gi+vaa)
Nukaginngilagut. (nuka +gi +nngilagut)
Assersuutigivagut.

Part of Something

To say a part of something or one of, use ila:

• ilagut: some of us
• ilarput: one of us
• nunaat ila: part of the country

Other Examples

• uissara-> ui(husband)+ssaq(future)+ga = my future husband
• ulloq-innaq-a+una(day+simple+his+there is) -> ulluinnaauna
• nuna+miu+qar+neq+una -> nunamioqarneruna