Examples

Meaning

Agent has Patient as N

Kalaallisut Translation Notes
ataatagaara he is my father literally 'I have him as father', from ataata, and with IND.1sg/3sg ending V{vaqga}. Notice how the Subject and Object are reversed in the Greenlandic sentence, compared to the English construction.
ataatagaarma I am thy father literally 'thou have me as father', with IND.2sg/1sg ending V{vaqma}.
oqaasilerineq soqutigisama ilagaat grammar is one of my interests Literally 'my interests (soqutigisama) have grammar (oqaasilerineq) as their part'. Note the reversed word order, OSV; soqutigisama is the Subject.

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