Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ssagaluaq}V |
| New orthography: | -ssagaluarpoq |
| Old orthography: | '-sagaluarpoĸ |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | V{ssa}V, V{galuaq}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward combination of V{ssa}V, 'shall/future' and V{galuaq}V. Adding the latter is comparable to using the subjunctive, rather than the indicative form in English, i.e. 'should' instead of 'shall', or 'would' instead of 'will', indicating some doubt about whether the future action actually will take place.
Meanings and examples
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.