I.e., Subject was as close to not being able to Vb as possible.

• annaqqarpoq, he barely escaped the danger [9]
  

  From annappoq, 'he was saved (e.g. from danger)', so literally 'he was only barely saved'. Also with V{-laaq}V or V{-(g)innaq}V according to Nielsen [8] for further emphasis of how close he was to not being saved; i.e. annaqqalaarpoq, annaqqaannarpoq. Also with the divalent form annaappaa, 'he saves him', a t(ə)-stem: annaateqqarpaa, 'he only barely saved him'.

• ikumaqqarpoq, it is only barely burning [9]
  

  E.g. a candle burning with such a small flame that it is very nearly extinguished. From ikumavoq, 'it burns'. Schultz-Lorentzen [11] has ikumaqqalerpisi?, literally 'are you (pl) beginning to be only barely burning?', which he translates as 'are you so out of seal blubber (lamp oil) that you can barely keep the lamps burning?'.

• angalaqqarpoq, he is staggering (walking around) [9]
  

  I.e., he is walking around, but with such difficulty that it can barely be called walking, e.g. due to illness.

• qaqeqqarparput, we only barely reached the top of it [9]
  

  From qaqivaa, 'he has reached the top of it' (a mountain), i.e. if we had had just the slightest more difficulty, we would have had to turn around.

• tulaqqarpugut, we were only barely able to reach the shore [11]
  

  From tulappoq, 'it touches land; it docks' (of a ship/vessel).

• tigoqqarpakka, I only barely caught hold of them; I was only barely able to take them [11]
  

  From tiguaa, 'he takes (hold of) it; grabs it'.

• sineqqarpunga, I didn't get enough sleep [11]
  

  From sinippoq, 'he sleeps', i.e. literally 'I was only barely able to sleep'.

• tusaqqarpaa, he only just barely heard it [8]
  

  From tusarpaa, 'he heard it'.

• nioqqarpoq, he only barely made it to the shore/land [8]
  

  From niuvoq, 'he disembarks/makes land'.