Examples
Meaning
six
Notes
This is the number 6. It is only used for counting and telling the time. For the quantity, which is used for naming anything consisting of 6 parts (e.g. years, months, days), see {aqvinələk}N. Note that this number is singular, even though the meaning is plural.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| arfinermut | at 6 o'clock | Note the singular ending is used (as is also the case with ataaseq, aqqaneq, arfersaneq). |
| immikkoortut arferngat | sixth chapter | I.e. chapter 6. Note that the possessor immikkoortut 'chapters' is plural, but the possessive ending is singular (ABS.3pl/sg). Thus, the literal translation is the chapters' sixth. |
| novembarip (ulluisa) arfernganni | on the 6th of November | Literally 'November's days' sixth'. Note that ulluisa, with ERG.3sg/pl, is often omitted, even though the ending on arfineq still is plural. |
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