Examples
Meaning
quality of Vb'ing
Notes
Corresponding also to a host of suffixes in English such as -ness, -ance etc.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| nalussuseq | ignorance | From {nalu}V, 'Agent knows not Patient'. Note that this stem is agentive (non-patient preserving), so when used intransitively, it means 'Actor does not know' or Actor is ignorant', which is adjectival. Hence it can be used with this affix. |
| asannissuseq | love | From the HTR-stem of {asa}V, 'Agent' loves Patient`'. |
| ilisimassuseq | knowledge | |
| kinaassuseq | identity | Literally: 'way/manner of being who' |
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