Many verbs that describe a phyiscal or emotional sensation are followed by the affix -gusuk- or sometimes just -suk- :
| quvia + huk + pit |
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| quviahukpit? |
Are you happy? |
| quviahuktunga |
I am happy. |
Here are some other examples:
| kappia + huk |
to be afraid |
| kappiahuktuuk |
The two of them are afraid. |
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| kanngu + huk |
to feel embarrassed |
| kannguhuktuq |
She feels embarrassed |
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| nagli + guhuk |
to feel love |
| nagliguhuktuq |
He/she feels love/compassion toward someone |
Next, there is a more complex form of these verbs that takes a transitive verb ending to describe who or what is causing that emotion:
| kappiagiviuk? |
Are you afraid of it? |
| nagligijaatit |
He/she loves you. |
| iliragijanga |
He/she fears his/her disapproval. |
When a transitive verb ending is used, the affix -suk- is dropped and the verb -gi- is added to the root verb to create a link between different people. Here are some other examples of this construction:
| quviagijara |
I like it; it makes me happy. |
| pittuagijara |
I like it. |
| pittuaginngittara |
I don’t like it. |
| kanngugijanga |
She makes him feel shy. |
Note that -ri- is used after verb roots that end in -q :
| mamaqtuq |
It tastes good. |
| mamarijanga |
It tastes good to her. |
To express the above in the negative, the affix -nngit- is added just before the verb ending:
| kannguhunngittutit |
You are not shy. |
| nagliginngittanga |
She does not love him. |
| Nattiq mamarinngittanga. |
He does not enjoy the taste of the seal meat. |