Examples
Meaning
part/member of N
Notes
This is a so-called partitive affix, used to denote that an N (to which this affix is added) is a part of some larger whole. With inanimate objects this affix may also be translated as 'consists of N', if N e.g. is a type of material.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| angutitaq | a male member | Of some unspecified group. Often, the group would be specified with possessive endings, as in the other examples. |
| initaq | an adjacent room | Or 'room pertaining/belonging to' something, here unspecified, e.g. an apartment. |
| arnartarput | our female member | I.e. the (singular) member of our group, who is female, from {aqnaq}N, and with ABS.1pl/sg ending N{(q)vut}. Thus 'we' (1pl) is the whole of which the female is a part. |
| illup qisuttaa | the part of the house (made of) wood | or 'the wooden part of the house'. Here the house, illup is the possessor, denoting the whole of which qisuk, 'wood' is a part. |
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