Automaton 6.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

to say + immediately upon Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

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

a word + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental

an airport + to get an N + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + terminalis/allative + here is ..

a computer + a simple N + to become N + just to Vb + participle + I/1Sg + and

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

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

Nuuk + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb-e future + causative + they/3Pl + and

to continue it + indicative + they-him/3Pl3SgO + here is ..

a Greenlander + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

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

a house + to have N + to Vb much + causative + I/1Sg

Illoqqortoormiut + an N-dweller + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + not Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + here is ..

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to become N + to be done with Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + and

an airport + to look for N + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

a wife + a simple N + to work with N + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a daughter + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

to move + to have Vb once + indicative + he/3Sg + and

to understand it + to Vb first + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO + but

he alone + adjective + but

Paamiut + absolutive + but

to leave him + not Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to say + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to party + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to look for N + to Vb much + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

Greenland's university + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + the thing to Vb-e

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb a little + participle + he/3Sg

to party + to Vb much + causative + we/1Pl + but

manna + pronoun + absolutive + singular + but

why + particle + and

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing

an artist + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

akuerә + to Vb too much + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to become N + should have Vb + causative + I/1Sg + but

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

akuerә + just to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

close on POSSESSOR + a cute little N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

the last + object is subject's N + to Vb-e future + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO + and

a computer + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

re. + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO + here is ..

finally + particle + and

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + here is ..

an artist + to be N + to be done with Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + here is ..

5 + number + instrumentalis/instrumental

a month + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental

a prayer + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Upernavik + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

to use it/ to be used + to be done with Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + but

ikiurtә + object is subject's N + passive + somebody Vb-ing + each others' N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

to be short termed + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to party + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to Vb repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a day + to get an N + to Vb a little repeatedly + indicative + they/3Pl + but

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

to mention it + will not Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + here is ..

akuerә + to want to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

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

to leave him + stop Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Tasiilaq + terminalis/allative + here is ..

Ivittuut + absolutive

a translator + the collective N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Esbjerg + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing

a Greenlander + a cute little N + to be N + whether Vb + participle + they/3Pl

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg

Sisimiut + absolutive + here is ..

to be suitable + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

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

to be suitable + to have Vb once + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

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

a partner + an N-dweller + to be N + to have Vb once + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to be done with Vb + causative + they/3Pl

to party + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + a future N + to work with N + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

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

a thought + each others' N + to work with N + not really Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Kangaatsiaq + an N-dweller + to be N + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

a prayer + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

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

Nanortalik + absolutive + here is ..

to play music + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to say + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to be done with Vb + causative + they/3Pl

Upernavik + terminalis/allative + but

a child + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

to party + to begin to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + and

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

a thought + plural + lokalis/locative

re. + to want to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

to play music + to Vb too much + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

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

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

the last + to have N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

Esbjerg + terminalis/allative + and

to move + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + aequalis/equative + and

re. + stop Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO

an artist + to have N + immediately upon Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

a chapter + many N + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing

Qeqertarsuaq + an N-dweller + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Finland + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

Automaton 6.2.3: Translation

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