Examples
Meaning
N is broken
Notes
Or 'damaged'. This meaning only occurs when the affix is used intransitively without a HTR-morpheme.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| siniffiiarpoq | the bed is broken | |
| iputaajarpoq | the oar broke | From iput, 'oar', i.e. a tÉ™-stem. |
| taliiarpoq | his arms are tired | I.e., they are 'broken' (not in the literal sense of broken bones), from taleq, 'arm'. |
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