Examples
Meaning
Agent Vb with Patient`
Notes
Or 'at/with respect to' the Patient.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| aggiuppaa | he comes with it | From aggerpoq, 'he comes'. |
| majuuppaa | he brings it up | From majuarpoq, 'he goes up/ascends', with drop of final /aq/ from the stem. |
| pigaappaa | he watches over him | From pigaarpoq, 'he holds a vigil', with drop of final /aq/ from the stem. |
| oqaluuppaa | he speaks with him | From oqaluppoq, 'he speaks'. |
| kalaallisut oqaluutinnga! | speak (thou) Greenlandic with me! | With transitive imperative 2.sg/1.sg ending V{kŋa}; one of the few truncative verbal endings, which illustrates that (ə) also appears before truncative endings and not only truncative affixes. |
| kamaappaa | he is angry at him | From kamappoq, 'he is angry'. |
| aallaruppaa | he brings it with him | From aallarpoq, 'he departs', so literally 'he departs with it'. Note: This word is irregularly formed, because the stem ends on /laq/, so /aq/ cannot be removed. Instead, the affix joins onto /q/ and weakens it to /r/. |
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