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-ut, -siut: One's Own, the Thing For

Alexander StebnerCreator of Lingora · Updated 14 October 20262 min readComments

-uteqar- means "have something of one's own, in one's possession": "dog" gives "has a dog". The last consonant of the noun drops, and an e left at the end becomes i.

  • Qimmiuteqarpunga qitsuuteqarlungalu, kammagiipput.

    I have a dog and a cat. They are friends. (qimmeq, qitsuk + -uteqar-)

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The Thing For: -siut

-siut turns a noun into "a thing for it": "rain" gives "rain gear".

  • Arraa, siallilerpoq! Siaartartumik sialussiuteqarpit?

    Oh no, it is raining! Do you have an umbrella? (sialussiut + -qar- "have")

  • Ulloqeqqasiutissanik igapput.

    They are cooking lunch. (-siut "thing for": lit. things for lunch)

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