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Exercise 7.3A: Absolutive and relative (text) « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2 « Learn Greenlandic

Exercise 7.3A: Absolutive and relative (text)

In this exercise you get input of the shape "Subject has N". Rephrase them to noun phrase "Subject's N". Note that you must use the base forms N-NNGUK and N+SUK when endings {-up} and {-it} come after N-NNGUAQ and N+SUAQ. NB: This is a rather difficult exercise but it has a lot in store for you so give it all the time it takes to make 100% sure that you understand all wordforms in all details. Push to play the audio, to check your answer, to play the solution, or to reveal the solution.

meeqqat atuarfeqarput
kalaallit tamarmik ilisimatusarfeqarput
qallunaat ilaat paneqarpoq
paniga ikinnguteqarpoq
kalaallit nunaqarput
inuit tamarmik nunaqarput
Avanersuaq mittarfeqarpoq
nuliara nukaqarpoq
Amerikarmiut mittarfeqarput
nuliara inequnartumik qatannguteqarpoq
ilinniartup ernera ikinnguteqarpoq
paniga angajulleq ikinnguteqarpoq
meerannguara meeqqeriveqarpoq
nukara nuliaqarpoq
ilinniarnertuut immikkut ittumik akisussaassuseqarput
inequnartumik nuliaqarpunga
qallunaat kalaallimik ikinnguteqarput
angutaannaat ilinniarnertuunngorniarfeqarput
qallunaat nunaqarput
kalaallit ilaat ikinnguteqarpoq
meerannguit meeqqeriveqarput
angajora marlunnik bileqarpoq
ikinngutiga kalaaleq nuliaqarpoq (You have already seen the special -aq in the derivational morphemes N-NNGUAQ, N+SUAQ and Vb+GALUAQ. -aq sometimes disappears and leaves us with the alternative stems of N-NNGUK, N+SUK and Vb+GALUK. The alternatives will be used with endings in vowel like relative case {-up}, plural {-it} and possessum like {-a}. There are a few stems with the same behaviour. nuliaq is such one. That is why 'his wife' NOT is (nuliaq-a) -> *nuliaa but rather nuli<s>aq</s>-a -> nulia.)
inequnartunik marlunnik paneqarpunga
meerannguaq nukaqarpoq
Nuussuaq atuarfeqarpoq
angut taanna angajoqarpoq