Automaton 7.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

Ilulissat + an N-dweller + to be N + will Vb + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

to leave him + go to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

a Dane + to be N + to Vb more + interrogative + he/3Sg

here + particle

a daughter + to have N + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg

Qaqortoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + interrogative + he/3Sg

to arrive at it + to be done with Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

a long + to look for N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + but

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

to be strange + to Vb well + participle + he/3Sg + but

ikiurtә + the collective N + plural + absolutive + and

Paamiut + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + causative + they/3Pl

Aasiaat + terminalis/allative

a spring + singular + absolutive

Aasiaat + absolutive + here is ..

when + particle + and

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a word + to have N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + their/3PlPoss

a Greenlander + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

to do ??? + to be done with Vb + place or time to Vb + to work with N + somebody Vb-ing + the collective N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to actually Vb repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + but

to play guitar + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

a man + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + the thing to Vb-e

a prayer + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb-e future + indicative + he/3Sg + but

to say + to make sby Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

to tell + will not Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

a boy's big sister + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <hans>Relativ

history + each others' N + to become N + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO

2 + a future N + to become N + to be done with Vb + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

Finland + an N-dweller + to be N + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <deres>Relativ + here is ..

to use it/ to be used + to Vb a little repeatedly + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Qaqortoq + an N-dweller + to work with N + not really Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

to see it + to be done with Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + and

January + to become N + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + and

Thule Air Base + vialis/prosecutive + and

to continue it + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

aqqutigә + contemporative + him/3SgO + but

sammisarә + to Vb a little + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + here is ..

to move + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to want to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb much + participle + I/1Sg

Nanortalik + an N-dweller + singular + absolutive + but

to do ??? + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

Tasiilaq + absolutive + here is ..

2 + number + plural + absolutive

to play guitar + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + the collective N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Finland + an N-dweller + to work with N + not really Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

Finland + an N-dweller + to be N + to make sby Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

sammisarә + not Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

to say + to Vb much + causative + I/1Sg

to be strange + to Vb too much + causative + we/1Pl

to play guitar + to Vb much + place or time to Vb + singular + aequalis/equative

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

himself + adjective + but

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

a boy's big sister + to have N + to have Vb once + causative + I/1Sg

oqarfigә + to Vb a little repeatedly + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

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

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

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

Nanortalik + an N-dweller + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg + but

to tell + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + each others' N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

a year + to become N + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing

a king + to have N + to Vb much + causative + they/3Pl

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + the most Vb + -LIR_nv + just to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + here is ..

Narsarsuaq + vialis/prosecutive + but

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb a little + causative + they/3Pl

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

Kangerlussuaq + absolutive

re. + to Vb a little repeatedly + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Nuuk + an N-dweller + to work with N + go to Vb + place or time to Vb + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Gentofte + absolutive + but

a prayer + singular + lokalis/locative + and

ikiurtә + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

re. + to Vb a little + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e + and

Gentofte + absolutive

Maniitsoq + absolutive + here is ..

a hair + a future N + to look for N + should have Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <hans>Relativ

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + they/3Pl

to do ??? + whether Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <deres>Relativ

to play guitar + to Vb a little + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <hans>Relativ + but

Qasigiannguit + an N-dweller + to be N + go to Vb + causative + I/1Sg + and

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to become N + just to Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

a child + singular + <deres>Relativ

to have passed + to be able to Vb + the most Vb + singular + absolutive

a half + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to be N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + but

to study + future Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to want to Vb + the most Vb + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e + and

Finland + an N-dweller + to work with N + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a wife + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + but

another + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO

to overwinter + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

a boy's little sister + a future N + to become N + to begin to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Tasiilaq + an N-dweller + to work with N + not really Vb + causative + I/1Sg

re. + to want to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + but

to understand it + to be able to Vb + indicative + he-them/3Sg3PlO + here is ..

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

January + singular + vialis/prosecutive + and

to be strange + to Vb over time + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

Upernavik + absolutive + but

Automaton 7.2.3: Translation

News