Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-pajaaq}V |
| New orthography: | -pajaarpoq |
| Old orthography: | -pajârpoĸ |
| Sources: | [17, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: | Preserving |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'Subject is half-Vb'ing' or 'partly Vb'ing' or 'more or less'.
Meanings and examples
Or 'partly' or 'more or less' etc.
- ajupajaarpoq, it is half-bad
[19]
From ajorpoq, 'it is bad'
- tattuutipajaarpoq, it is nearly too big to fit
[19]
From tattuuppoq, 'it is too big to fit'. Note: this is a t(ə)-stem.
- umiiapajaarpoq, he nearly shipwrecked
[19]
From umiiarpoq, 'he shipwrecked'.