Examples
Meaning
Vb greatly
Notes
or 'highly' or similar. When negated with V{ŋŋit}V, the meaning obviously changes to 'not very/particularly Vb'.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ajungaarpoq | it is very bad | |
| pingaarpoq | it is important | Literally 'it is very' with the dummy verb stem {pi}V, which has no real meaning on its own. |
| aliasungaarpoq | he is very saddened | |
| asangaarpaa | she loves him very much | |
| takingaanngilaq | it is not very long | With negation V{ŋŋit}V. |
| ajungaanngilaq | it isn't particularly bad | With negation V{ŋŋit}V. |
| erligingaanngilaa | It can easily be gotten from him | From erligaa, 'he values it highly', hence the literal translation is 'he does not value it particularly highly' (implied: and therefore, we give it away easily/cheaply). |
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