Combinations with N{-u}V

Morpheme New Orthography Old Orthography English
V{-ðakcau}V -tassaavoq, -sassaavoq, -gassaavoq -tagssauvoĸ

Patient is to be Vb'ed (by someone=Agent)

V{-ðau}V -taavoq, -saavoq, -gaavoq -tauvoĸ, -sauvoĸ, -ssauvoĸ, -gauvoĸ

Patient is/was Vb'ed

V{-rijainnau}V -riaannaavoq -riáinauvoĸ

Actor is ready to Vb, Patient is easily Vb'ed

N{-unəq}N -uneq -uneĸ

the highest/chief N

V{ðukcau}V +tussaavoq, +sussaavoq -tugssauvoĸ

Subject is supposed to Vb

V{ðuqcuu}V +torsuuvoq, +sorsuuvoq -torssûvoĸ

greatly Vb'ing

V{ðurujukcuu}V +torujussuuvoq, +sorujussuuvoq -torujússûvoĸ

very (very) much Vb'ing

V{ðuu}V +tuuvoq, +suuvoq -tûvoĸ, -ssûvoĸ

Actor is (characteristically) Vb'ing

V{kcau}V -ssaavoq -gssauvoĸ

Actor is Vb'able

V{nəkuu}V +nikuuvoq -nikûvoĸ

Subject has (once) Vb'ed, has never Vb'ed

V{nəqcau}V +nersaavoq -nerssauvoĸ

Actor is the most Vb'ing

V{nəqvau}V +nerpaavoq, +nerpaajuvoq -nerpauvoĸ

Actor is the most Vb'ing

V{nəru}V +neruvoq -neruvoĸ

Actor is more/most Vb'ing

V{nərujukcuu}V +nerujussuuvoq -nerujugssûvoĸ

Subject is much (much) more Vb'ing

V{sinnautətau}V +sinnaatitaavoq -sínautitauvoĸ

Subject has been given the right/permission to Vb

V{tqucau}V -qqusaavoq -rĸussauvoĸ

Patient is allowed to Vb (by someone=Agent)

V{tqucauŋŋit}V -qqusaanngilaq -rĸussáungilaĸ

Patient is forbidden to Vb (by someone=Agent)