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-tar-: Usually, As a Rule

Alexander StebnerCreator of Lingora · Updated 14 October 20262 min readComments

-tar-, after a vowel -sar-, says that something happens regularly, as a habit or as a rule. The plain ending does not say that.

  • Ullut tamaasa ualikkut basketsertarpunga.

    Every afternoon I play basketball.

  • Pianomik nipilersortarpoq.

    She plays the piano. (she plays as a rule)

  • Juulimi kuuk assut kissartarpoq.

    In July, the river becomes very warm. (every July)

01

Whenever, Used To

-tar- often goes with "whenever", and before -nikuu- "at some time before" it gives "used to".

  • Ilinniaraangama assut qasulertarpunga.

    Whenever I study, I get very tired.

  • Qimmeqartarnikuuvunga.

    I used to have dogs.

02

Someone Who Does It

With -toq "one who" after it, -tar- names a person by what they regularly do.

  • Nipilersortartut uku nalunngiligit?

    Have you heard this band? (nipilersortartut "musicians": lit. those who play music)

  • Takutitsisartoq portullunilu tuattuuvoq.

    That model is tall and slim. (lit. one who shows, as a rule)

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Greenlandic course

16 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 60. A few of them, with the words “-tar-: Usually, As a Rule” is about in bold:

  • Juulimi kuuk assut kissartarpoq.

    In July, the river becomes very warm.

    Lesson 409

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