Examples

Meaning

whether perhaps Agent might be Vb'ing

Notes

When used with contemporative mood. This affix can be used to pose indirect questions somewhat similar to V{niq}V; often considered a polite form of request, but may be less common (or more formal) than V{niq}V.

Kalaallisut Translation Notes
naluara napparsimasoralugu I don't know whether perhaps he might be ill(?)
aperiartorpara ilaasinnaasoralunga I went over to ask him whether perhaps I might be able to come along Note that the usage of V{sure}V is reflexive here: both the subject and the object of ilaasinnaasoralunga refer to the subject of the main clause, aperiartorpara.

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