Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-gə}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -gaa, -raa, -givaa, -rivaa, -ginnippoq, -rinnippoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | kə- |
| Variants: | N{-gə}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Fusional (sandhi truncative, except on q-stems) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
The root of this morpheme is presumably the same as N{-gÉ™}V used on nominal stems, albeit with a completely different meaning.
The meaning can be rendered as 'Agent considers Patient (too) Vb'ing'.
However, the meaning of too may not always be appropriate.
You will have to rely on context to determine whether it should be understood in this sense or not.
Regardless, this affix is most commonly used with stems of state, such as pinnerpoq 'she is beautiful', angivoq 'he is big' etc.
It is also found in a number of lexicalised constructions, e.g. nuannaraa 'he likes/enjoys it'.
This affix is truncative, except on q-stems where /qg/ regularly fuse to /r/.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | ə-contraction |
| Valency: | Valency-increasing |
| Diathesis: | Reflexive/reciprocal (BP) |
| HTR-morpheme: | {nnək} |
| HTR-stem: | V{-gənnək}V |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Agent considers Patient to be (too) Vb'ing |
Examples |