Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {isumaqaq}V |
| New orthography: | isumaqarpoq |
| Old orthography: | isumaĸarpoĸ |
| Sources: | [14, 17, 20] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {isuma}N + N{-qaq}V |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Avalent, Monovalent |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
According to Kleinschmidt [14], this combination has two related meanings:
- '
Actorthinks (that ...)' or 'Actoris of the opinion (that ...)', followed by an object clause in the participial or contemporative mood. - '
Actormeans (something)'. This can e.g. be in the sense of 'the word X means (something)'; or with a person, e.g. 'what do you mean?'. When asking about the meaning of something (or someone), the question particle qanoq is used.
Meanings and examples
Followed by an object clause in the participial or contemporative mood.
- isumaqarpunga aggersoqassanngitsoq, I think nobody will come
[14]
With the participial mood on the object clause, since the subjects are different (no co-reference).
- isumaqarpunga takussagiga, I think/believe I shall see him
[14]
With the participial mood on the object clause. The contemporative mood could also have been used.
- isumaqarpunga tammartajaassanngitsoq, I believe he hasn't lost his way
[17]
- oqaaseq manna ima isumaqarpoq:, this word has the following meaning:
[17]
Followed by the definition/explanation.
- qanoq isumaqarpit?, what do you mean?
[17]
- qanoq isumaqarpa?, what does it mean?
E.g. a word.