susaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /susaq/, [sʉ.sɑq]

Noun

susaq (plural susat)

  1. (grammar) object
    • Oqaatsinut Tapiliussaq, p. 21
      Susaq qallunaatut susumut atappat oqaluut refleksivimik taaneqartarpoq; kalaallisut oqaluut susaqanngitsutut iluseqartarpoq; imminut toquppoq = han dræber sig selv, han begår selvmord; nujaajartippoq = han lader sig klippe (= han bliver klippet).
      In Danish, if the object refers back to the subject, it is called reflexive; in Greenlandic, the verb has the intransitive form; he kills himself = han dræber sig selv, han begår selvmord; he gets a haircut = han lader sig klippe (= han bliver klippet).

Declension

Declension of susaq
case singular plural
absolutive susaq susat
ergative susap
allative susamut susanut
ablative susamit susanit
prolative susakkut susatigut
locative susami susani
instrumental susamik susanik
equative susatut

See also

  • susaasalik

References

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