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General

Morphemic form: V{lqajaq}V
New orthography: -qqajarpoq
Old orthography: -rĸajarpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: V{lqajaa}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix appears to be 'Subject was almost about to Vb', or 'was nearly about to Vb' or similar. According to Schultz-Lorentzen [4], it is equivalent in meaning to V{lqajaa}V, but when comparing the examples in Oqaatsit [8], there appears to be a slight difference:

Thus, there seems to be a difference between present and past tense inherent in this; or possibly a difference in temporal remoteness. However, this is solely based on the translations of the examples given in Oqaatsit [8], so this may be spurious.


Meanings and examples

Or 'nearly Vb'ed'.

  • tusaqqajarpaa, he (had) nearly heard it
    [4]

    I.e., 'he did not really hear it', from tusarpaa, 'he hears it'.

  • kinguleruteqqajarpoq, he was nearly about to fall behind
    [8]

    From kinguleruppoq, 'he falls behind'.

  • kukkoqqajarpoq, he was close to make a mistake
    [8]

    From kukkuvoq, 'he makes a mistake'.

  • nakkaqqajarpoq, he was just about to fall down
    [8]

    From nakkarpoq, 'he falls down'.


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