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-nar-: Causing a Feeling

Alexander StebnerCreator of Lingora · Updated 14 October 20262 min readComments

-nar- says that something causes a feeling in people: "is tired" gives "is tiring". The subject is the thing that causes the feeling. Many describing verbs are built this way.

  • Tennisserneq nalunarpoq. Sungiusartariaqarputit.

    Playing tennis is not easy. You need to practice. (nalunarpoq "is hard": lit. causes not knowing)

  • Atuagaq atuarparput, soqutiginarpoq.

    We are reading a book. It is interesting.

  • Tissinarputit. Tissinartuusoraakkit.

    You are funny. I think you are funny.

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How It Joins

After a vowel or an r, -nar- is simply added. Any other last consonant becomes n: "is healthy" gives "is good for the health".

  • Peqqinnanngitsuinnarmik nerisariguit puallassaatit.

    You will get fat if you only eat unhealthy food. (peqqinnarpoq + -nngit- "not")

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Greenlandic course

20 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 14. A few of them, with the words “-nar-: Causing a Feeling” is about in bold:

  • Tissinarputit. Tissinartuusoraakkit.

    You are funny. I think you are funny.

    Lesson 169

  • Meeqqatit marluk assut inequnarput. Qassinik ukioqarpat?

    You have two very beautiful children. How old are they?

    Lesson 264

  • Meeraaqqap qingaa assut inequnarpoq.

    That baby has a cute nose.

    Lesson 389

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