Examples
Meaning
does not/never Vb
Notes
This construction is used to negate the meaning of habitual V{ðaq}V; thus to create a word with the opposite meaning of habitual V{ðaq}V, replace that affix with this 'pseudo-affix'. It denotes that the subject categorically does not Vb (not even occasionally).
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| kalaallisut oqalunneq ajorpunga | I do not speak Greenlandic | Compare kalaallisut oqaluttarpunga, 'I speak Greenlandic' (habitually). |
| pujortarneq ajorpunga | I do not smoke | Compare pujortartarpunga 'I smoke (habitually)', that is, 'I'm a smoker'. |
| akilerneq ajorpara | I do not (habitually) pay it | Here akilerpaa is transitive (the stem is divalent) so we therefore here get ajorpara with a transitive ending V{vara} (indicative 1.sg/3.sg). |
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