Examples
Meaning
Vb continually
Notes
Or 'keep on Vb'ing', 'go on vb'ing' etc.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| equjuarpoq | it continually becomes bent | |
| ingerlajuarpoq | he keeps going | |
| seqinnertuarpoq | the sun is shining all the time | |
| siallertuarpoq | it keeps on raining | |
| ulapittuarpoq | he is busy all the time | |
| suliuarpoq | he is constantly working | From sulivoq, 'he works', with /j/ not written after [i] as usual. |
| ukisiuarpoq | he keeps staring emptily | from ukisivoq, with /j/ not written after [i]. |
| aallartuarpoq | he keeps on travelling | |
| naalattuarpaa | he keeps obeying him | |
| asajuarpaa | he keeps on loving her | Note: Schultz-Lorentzen (1958) gives asauarpâ as an alternative form, suggesting /j/ is dropped on vowel stems, but this does not seem to be the behaviour nowadays. |
| isigiuarpaa | he keeps looking at him | From {əcəgə}V, i.e. /əcəgəjuaqvaa/, with /ə/ taking the sound [i] before a consonant, and then with /j/ not written after [i]. |
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