Dialogue: Est-ce que tu travailles aujourd'hui?
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Ilihapi:
ublutkut hananiaqpit? Are you working this afternoon?
Juani:
iiqi, ublumi hananiaŋŋittuŋa.No, I am not working this afternoon.
Ilihapi:
ublaaq hanagaluaqpit? Did you work this morning?
Juani:
iiqi, ublaaq hanaŋŋittuŋa.No, I didn't work this morning.
Ilihapi:
hu'mat? Why not?
Juani:
ublaaq munaqhiqarviŋmiitkaluarama. I went to the hospital this morning.
Ilihapi:
aanniaravit? Are you sick?
Juani:
ii, niaqunŋugama, huli aqagu hanalaittuŋa. Yes, I have a headache. I won't be working tomorrow either.
Ilihapi:
ahiułuk. Oh, dear.
Vocabulaire
Grammar
26 » Overview of Affixes Used for Tenses
As a review, here is a summary of the most common affixes used to mark events that are happening in the past, present and future:
| past: yesterday + | |
| -lauq- | |
| tikilauqtuq | He/she arrived. |
| past: earlier today | |
| -qqau- | |
| tikiqqaujuq | He/she arrived earlier. |
| past: immediate | |
| -rataaq- | |
| tikirataaqtuq | He/she just arrived |
| present | |
| -liq- | |
| tikiliqtuq | He/she is arriving right now. |
| future: later today | |
| -niaq- | |
| tikinniaqtuq | He/she will arrive later today. |
| -langa- | |
| tikilangajuq | He/she will arrive later today. |
| future: tomorrow + | |
| -laaq- | |
| tikilaaqtuq | He/she will arrive (tomorow / in the future). |