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-tariaqar-: Must, Have To

Alexander StebnerCreator of Lingora · Updated 14 October 20262 min readComments

-sariaqar- means "must, have to, need to". After a vowel it is -sariaqar-, after a consonant or an r -tariaqar-.

  • Massakkut ingerlasariaqarpugut.

    We have to leave now. (ingerla- + -sariaqar-)

  • Perusuersartarfimmukartariaqarpunga.

    I need to go to the bathroom. (-mukar- + -tariaqar-)

  • Tennisserneq nalunarpoq. Sungiusartariaqarputit.

    Playing tennis is not easy. You need to practice.

01

With an Object

The object endings follow as usual: -sariaqarpara "I must … it".

  • Perusuersartarfik salittariaqarpara, ipeqarnermik.

    I need to clean the toilet. It is too dirty.

  • Piffissaqarpit? Oqaloqatigisariaqarpakkit.

    Do you have some time? We need to talk. (-pakkit: lit. I need to talk with you)

02

Don't Need To

With "not", it means "don't need to", not "mustn't".

  • Ingerlasariaqanngilanga. Maaneeqqaarsinnaavunga.

    I don't need to leave yet. I can stay longer.

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Greenlandic course

18 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 8. A few of them, with the words “-tariaqar-: Must, Have To” is about in bold:

  • Nutaamik biilitaarnissama tungaanut sikkilikka atortariaqarpakka.

    I have to ride my bike until I get a new car.

    Lesson 301

  • Perusuersartarfik salittariaqarpara, ipeqarnermik.

    I need to clean the toilet. It is too dirty.

    Lesson 469

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