Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-ðau}V |
| New orthography: | -taavoq, -saavoq, -gaavoq |
| Old orthography: | -tauvoĸ, -sauvoĸ, -ssauvoĸ, -gauvoĸ |
| Sources: | [16, 11] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{-ðaq}N + N{-u}V |
| See also: | V{nəqaq}V, V{-ðakcau}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative, Irregular |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Monovalent, Agent decreasing |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is formed by a combination of passive participle V{-ðaq}N and copula N{-u}V. This combined affix is used to create a static passive construction. It only makes sense on divalent stems, and it reduce the valency to yield a monovalent stem.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{-ðaq}N. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- qimmeq toqutaavoq, the dog is/was killed
- asasaavoq, he is (be)loved