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Greenlandic grammar · A1

-jumaar-: Will

Besides -ssa-, there is a second suffix for "will": -jumaar- after a or u, -umaar- after i, -rumaar- after an r, and -kkumaar- after another consonant. Any ending can follow it.

  • Eqqissigit, sapaatiuppat akilerumaarpakkit.

    Don't worry, I will pay you on Sunday. (akiler- "pay" + -rumaar- + -pakkit "I … you")

  • Apuukkuma allaffissiamik nassikkumaarpakkit.

    I'll send you a postcard when I arrive. (-kkumaar-)

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