Automaton 6.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a king + object is subject's N + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO

a boy's big sister + object is subject's N + passive + indicative + they/3Pl

Thule Air Base + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

an artist + the collective N + plural + absolutive + but

to play guitar + to Vb a little + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + here is ..

Finland + an N-dweller + to work with N + to Vb first + participle + they/3Pl + and

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to arrive at it + to Vb too much + indicative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + here is ..

Narsarsuaq + instrumentalis/instrumental

not to know it + immediately upon Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Narsaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + just to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to arrive at it + to Vb first + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

to arrive at it + to Vb over time + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

a Dane + singular + absolutive

a woman + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

ikiurtә + a future N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

Qasigiannguit + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + causative + he/3Sg + and

to party + not Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + and

to understand it + to be done with Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to be N + immediately upon Vb + causative + they/3Pl + and

ikiurtә + singular + absolutive + here is ..

to play music + go to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + here is ..

Narsaq + vialis/prosecutive + but

Qaqortoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e

to stop + causative + he/3Sg + and

a connection + to become N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

Tasiilaq + an N-dweller + to be N + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

an airport + to have N + immediately upon Vb + participle + I/1Sg

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to be N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + and

to overwinter + to have Vb once + participle + he/3Sg

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

Greenland's university + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

re. + to Vb first + contemporative + him/3SgO

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

to tell + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + and

Kangerlussuaq + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to party + to Vb-e future + causative + I/1Sg + here is ..

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to order sby to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to say + to Vb first + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

a year + singular + absolutive

a Dane + each others' N + plural + aequalis/equative + but

to hear from again + immediately upon Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

to tell + to Vb a little repeatedly + participle + they/3Pl + and

a woman + to look for N + causative + they/3Pl

Greenland's university + to have N + to be done with Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + but

Thule Air Base + lokalis/locative

re. + should have Vb + indicative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to move + to Vb first + causative + we/1Pl + here is ..

an example + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

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

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb more + indicative + we/1Pl

to say + stop Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

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

an artist + someone having N + singular + absolutive

Nanortalik + terminalis/allative + but

Kangerlussuaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + participle + he/3Sg + but

to say + will Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

the last + plural + absolutive

a king + a future N + to have N + to begin to Vb + participle + I/1Sg

a word + a future N + to get an N + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + causative + we/1Pl + and

a word + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing

Illoqqortoormiut + an N-dweller + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

to move + to order sby to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

a human + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + causative + I/1Sg

Uummannaq + lokalis/locative

Kangerlussuaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + participle + I/1Sg

a boy's big sister + a simple N + to have N + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

these + pronoun + plural + absolutive + but

to play guitar + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive + but

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

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

a king + to have N + not really Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Avanersuaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + causative + I/1Sg

Greenland's university + to have N + just to Vb + indicative + he/3Sg

Esbjerg + absolutive

to understand it + to be able to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

4 + a simple N + to get an N + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to move + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg + but

a fellow + a cute little N + to be N + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO

to say + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

Greenland's university + singular + absolutive + and

Narsaq + instrumentalis/instrumental

Greenland's university + to look for N + to Vb much + indicative + he/3Sg + but

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to be N + causative + I/1Sg + but

Ilulissat + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing

Narsaq + vialis/prosecutive

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to become N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + to work with N + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to play guitar + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to begin to Vb + causative + I/1Sg

to party + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb much + causative + we/1Pl

to party + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + many N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

west of POSSESSOR + a cute little N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Finland + absolutive + here is ..

to play music + immediately upon Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

5 + a simple N + to get an N + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

to party + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

Automaton 6.2.3: Translation

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