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

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

See also

• susaasalik

References

• DAKA