17 Qautamaaqsiut

Dialogue: Qu'est-ce que tu fais?

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Qajaaq:
Suqattaqqit naattiingujami? ᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑭᑦ ᓈᑦᑏᖑᔭᒥ?What do you usually do on Sundays.
Nasuk:
Anaanakkutinnuuqattaqtunga. ᐊᓈᓇᒃᑯᑎᓐᓄᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ.I often go to my mother's.
Qajaaq:
Asu, uvangli nukakkutinnuuqpattunga. ᐊᓱ. ᐅᕙᖓᓕ ᓄᑲᒃᑯᑎᓐᓄᐊᖅᐸᑦᑐᖓ.Oh yeah? I often to go my younger brother's place.
Nasuk:
Suqattaqqit taikani? ᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑭᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ?What do you usually do there?
Qajaaq:
Niriqattaqtugut. ᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ.Usually, we eat.
Nasuk:
Asu. Suliqqit? ᐊᓱ. ᓱᓕᖅᑭᑦ?I see. What are you doing now?
Qajaaq:
Angirraliqtunga. ᐊᓐᒋᕐᕋᓕᖅᑐᖓ.I'm on my way home.

Vocabulaire
uvininniaqtuq
douche (il/elle prend sa...)
tupattuq
réveille (il/elle...)
suvit?
Qu'est-ce que tu fais?
pisuttuq
marche (il/elle...)
niuviqtuq
achète qqc (il/elle...)
niqtiuqtuq
fait la cuisine (il...)
naalautittuq
radio (il/elle écoute la...)
mumiqtuq
danse (il/elle...)
miqsuqtuq
coud (il/elle...)
makittaqtuq
cartes (il/elle joue aux...)
kisiani
mais
haakiqtuq
hockey (il/elle joue au...)
ukiutamaat
chaque hiver

Grammar

34 » Daily Activities

The basic form of the Inuktut verb describes an action that happens once.  If we want to describe an action that happens repeatedly or regulary, we need to add the affixes -vat- / -pat- or -qattaq-. These affixes have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

iqqanaijaqtunga iqqanaijaqpattunga / iqqanaijaqattaqtunga
I am working right now. I work (regular or repeated action).
   
Naggajjaumi iqqanaijaqpappit / iqqanaijaqattaqqit? Qautamaat iqqanaijaqpattunga / iqqanaijaqattaqtunga.
Do you work on Mondays? (regular or repeated action) I work every day.


-vat- is added to verbs that end in a vowel. For verbs ending in a consonant, the affix changes to -pat- :

tiituq- Qautamaat tiituqpattunga.
to drink tea I drink tea every day.
   
uqaala- Qautamaat Ilisapimut uqaalavattunga.
to call someone I call Ilisapi every day.


In the South Qikiqtaaluk dialect, -pat- changes a k- or t- sound that comes before it to p- :

pisuk- pisuppattunga.
to walk I walk often.
   
qungat- Qungappappa?
to smile Does he/she smile often?

The affix -qattaq- can be added to verbs ending in vowels or consonants. When added to a root ending in a consonant, -qattaq- deletes the final consonant:

pisuqattaqtunga misuqattaqtuq
I walk often. He/she often sews.
   
qungaqattaqtuq Sinittiaqattaqtuq.
He/she smiles often. He/she sleeps well (regular action).