Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-pajaaq}V
New orthography: -pajaarpoq
Old orthography: -pajârpoĸ
Sources: [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Subject is half-Vb'ing' or 'partly Vb'ing' or 'more or less'.


Meanings and examples

Or 'partly' or 'more or less' etc.

  • ajupajaarpoq, it is half-bad [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From ajorpoq, 'it is bad'

  • tattuutipajaarpoq, it is nearly too big to fit [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From tattuuppoq, 'it is too big to fit'. Note: this is a t(ə)-stem.

  • umiiapajaarpoq, he nearly shipwrecked [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From umiiarpoq, 'he shipwrecked'.


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