Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{yumanəru}V |
| New orthography: | +jumaneruvoq, +umaneruvoq, -kkumaneruvoq, -rumaneruvoq |
| Old orthography: | -umaneruvoĸ, -jumaneruvoĸ |
| Sources: | [11] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{yuma}V + V{nəru}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: | Monovalent, Preserving, Preserving |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward combination of V{yuma}V and V{nəru}V, denoting 'would rather Vb (than something else)'.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{yuma}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- sulisussaagaluarpunga kisianni sinikkumaneruvunga, I actually ought to work, but I would rather sleep.
- annoraaqarumaneruvoq, he would rather wear an anorak
[11]
From annoraaqarpoq, 'he is wearing an anorak'.