Automaton 6.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

to study + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg + and

a Dane + to be N + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + and

I + pronoun + I/1Sg

to understand it + go to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + here is ..

to stop + to Vb first + participle + I/1Sg + and

Qeqertarsuaq + lokalis/locative + and

a king + object is subject's N + to Vb-e future + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a Greenlander + singular + lokalis/locative

a day + a future N + to get an N + to Vb-e actually + causative + they/3Pl

4 + a future N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

an artist + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

literature + plural + <min>Relativ

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + and

to understand it + to Vb over time repeatedly + indicative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Avanersuaq + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative

Ivittuut + absolutive + but

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + participle + I/1Sg

to leave him + not really Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + but

Kangaatsiaq + absolutive

to drink + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO

11 + to be N + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + but

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to remember it + to want to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

to arrive at it + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e

Nanortalik + terminalis/allative + to go to N + should have Vb + participle + he/3Sg

sammisarә + passive + causative + he/3Sg

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb too much + participle + I/1Sg + and

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to look for N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + and

Qasigiannguit + lokalis/locative

a name + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to say + to Vb repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + the collective N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

to tell + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + singular + aequalis/equative + but

a month + singular + absolutive + here is ..

to party + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + but

a day + to have N + not Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + but

Aasiaat + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

Tasiilaq + terminalis/allative + here is ..

himself + adjective + but

an example + a cute little N + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

still + particle + and

re. + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to overwinter + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + here is ..

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb-e future + interrogative + you/2Sg

today + particle

re. + to be done with Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

a father + to work with N + to actually Vb repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to say + stop Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + and

to tell + to be able to Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + but

to play guitar + to Vb well + causative + I/1Sg

Tasiilaq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

to tell + to Vb well + interrogative + you/2Sg

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + he/3Sg + but

to say + causative + I/1Sg + and

re. + passive + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + and

to divorce + to Vb first + causative + we/1Pl

soon + particle + and

to play guitar + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Kangaatsiaq + an N-dweller + to have N + participle + he/3Sg

Finland + an N-dweller + to have N + participle + he/3Sg + but

to be born + just to Vb + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

Thule Air Base + absolutive + here is ..

to party + to Vb a little repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to say + to Vb more + causative + I/1Sg + but

to live + immediately upon Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

to say + will not Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

a daughter + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + and

Ilulissat + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing

5 + a future N + plural + lokalis/locative

to be suitable + to have Vb once + participle + I/1Sg

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + and

here + particle

a spring + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

an airport + to look for N + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to become N + to begin to Vb + causative + I/1Sg

ikiurtә + a future N + plural + <min>Relativ

Kangerlussuaq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

to play guitar + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

to leave him + to Vb a little + contemporative + him/3SgO

soqutigә + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to party + to Vb-e future + causative + we/1Pl + and

to hear from again + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + here is ..

Aasiaat + absolutive + here is ..

a boy's big sister + each others' N + plural + aequalis/equative + here is ..

to say + to Vb-e future + indicative + I/1Sg

a king + to have N + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Tasiilaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg + here is ..

an airport + to have N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + go to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

girl's big brother + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + and

to hear it + should have Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to say + not Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to be deaf + stop Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + and

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e + here is ..

to play guitar + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to study + to want to Vb + causative + they/3Pl + but

to stop + will Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing + but

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

Automaton 6.2.3: Translation

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