Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-katak}V |
| New orthography: | -katappoq |
| Old orthography: | -katagpoĸ |
| Sources: | [14, 11] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Variants: | N{-katak}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | k-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'Subject is tired of Vb'ing' or 'Subject is fed up with Vb'ing'.
It also has a variant N{-katak}V that attaches to noun bases, meaning 'Actor is fed up with eating N'.
Lastly, note combination V{-riikatak}V, which also contains this affix, but has an entirely different meaning: 'Vb'ed long ago'.
Meanings and examples
Or: 'is fed up with', etc.
- isersimakatappoq, he is tired of being inside
- ikiuutikatappoq, he is tired of helping
- takukatappara, I am tired of seeing it