Morphemes with tag 'Relation shifters'

This group of affixes will change the diathesis and valency of the stem, by adding or removing semantic roles, or changing the binding preferences of the stem.

Morpheme New Orthography Old Orthography Meaning
V{-(c)i}V +sivaa -ivâ, -sivâ, -ssivâ, -livâ

Patient (unfortunately/accidentally) Vb'ed for Agent

V{ccut(ə)}V -ssuppaa, -ssussivoq '-ssúpâ, '-ssússivoĸ

Agent Vb to/with/for Patient

V{(k)liq}V +lerpoq, -llerpoq -dlerpoĸ, -gdlerpoĸ

Agent Vb (something)

V{tət}V +tippaa, -tippaa, -tsippaa, +sippaa, -sippaa, +titsivoq, -titsivoq, -tsitsivoq, +tippoq, -tippoq, -tsippoq, +sippoq, -sippoq, +tillugu, -tillugu, -tsillugu, +sillugu, -sillugu, +tinnagu, -tinnagu, -tsinnagu, +sinnagu, -sinnagu -típâ, -sípâ, -titsivoĸ, -sitsivoĸ

Agent lets/causes Patient to Vb, Patient is (being) Vb'ed, while Patient Vb'ed, before Patient Vb'ed, Agent thinks that Patient Vb

V{'-t(ə)}V -ppaa, -ssivoq '-pâ, '-ssivoĸ

Agent Vb to/with/for Patient

V{naq}V +narpoq -narpoĸ

'it=Patient is (such as to be) Vb'able'

V{nnək}V -nnippoq -ngnigpoĸ

Agent Vb (something)

V{nait}V +naappoq, +naak! -náipoĸ

it=Patient is un-Vb'able, how un-Vb'able it is!

V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V -uppaa, -appaa, -ssuppaa, -ussivoq, -assivoq, -ssussivoq, -upput, -apput -úpâ, -ússivoĸ

Agent Vb for Patient, Agent Vb with Patient, Agent Vb the Object, Agents Vb each other (together, in a group)

V{-uccuq}V -ussorpai, -assorpai, -ussuivoq, -assuivoq -ússorpai, -ússuivoĸ

Agent Vb Patients piece by piece

V{yuminaq}V -juminarpoq, -kkuminarpoq, -ruminarpoq, -uminarpoq -uminarpoĸ, -juminarpoĸ

it is easy/good to Vb

V{ði}V +sivoq, -tsivoq, +ivoq, -ivoq -sivoĸ, -ssivoĸ, -tsivoĸ, -ivoĸ

Agent Vb (something)

V{kcau}V -ssaavoq -gssauvoĸ

Actor=Patient is Vb'able

V{ccutəgə}V -ssutigaa, -ssutiginnippoq '-ssutigâ, '-ssutigingnigpoĸ

Agent Vb because of Patient

V{-qatəgiik}V -qatigiipput -ĸatigîgput

Subjects Vb together, Agents Vb each other

V{-qatəgə}V -qatigaa, -qatiginnippoq -ĸatigâ, -ĸatigingnigpoĸ

Agent Vb together with Patient

V{-qatəu}V -qataavoq -ĸatauvoĸ

Actor participates in Vb'ing

V{ŋŋitcuugakcau}V -nngitsuugassaanngilaq '-ngitsuugagssáungilaĸ'

Actor=Patient cannot anything but be Vb'ed

V{'-vigə}V -vigaa, -viginnippoq -vigâ, -vigingnigpoĸ

Agent Vb to/for/with respect to Patient

V{'-təgə}V -tigaa, -tiginnippoq '-tigâ, '-tigingnigpoĸ

Agent Vb with/because of Patient

V{nəqaq}V +neqarpoq -neĸarpoĸ

Patient is/gets Vb'ed

V{niutəgə}V +niutigaa, +niutiginnippoq -niutigâ, -niutigingnigpoĸ

Patient is Agent's cause/reason for Vb'ing

V{-(cc)utəgə}V -utigaa, -atigaa, -ssutigaa, -utiginnippoq, -atiginnippoq, -ssutiginnippoq -utigâ, '-ssutigâ, -utigingnigpoĸ, '-ssutigingnigpoĸ

Agent Vb with/because of Patient

V{(v)vigə}V +(f)figaa, +(f)figinnippoq -(v)figâ, -(v)figingnigpoĸ

Agent Vb to/for/with respect to Patient, Agent Vb at/on Patient

V{yuminait}V -juminaappoq, -kkuminaappoq, -ruminaappoq, -uminaappoq -umináipoĸ, -jumináipoĸ

it=Patient is difficult to Vb

V{-ðau}V -taavoq, -saavoq, -gaavoq -tauvoĸ, -sauvoĸ, -ssauvoĸ, -gauvoĸ

Patient is/was Vb'ed

V{-ðakcau}V -tassaavoq, -sassaavoq, -gassaavoq -tagssauvoĸ

Patient must/is to be Vb'ed (by someone=Agent)

V{ðarijairut(ə)}V +tariaaruppoq, +sariaaruppoq -tariaerúpoĸ, -ssariaerúpoĸ

it=Patient no longer needs to be Vb'ed