CALLING OR WRITING TO SOMEONE
Inuktitut uses a structure that is different than English to indicate that you are calling or writing to someone:
| uqaalavigijaanga | He calls me. |
| titirarvigijanga | She writes to him. |
To build these phrases:
1. Begin with the basic verb:
| uqaala- | to call |
| titiraq- | to write |
2. Add the affix –vik. This is normally used to indicate a place. When it is added to uqaala- or titiraq- it means the person who is being called or written to.
3. Add the affix –gi.
4. Add the transitive ending to indicate who is calling/writing and who is being called or written to:
| uqaalavigiviuk? | Are you calling her? |
| Did you call her? | |
| uqaalavigijara | I am calling her; or |
| I called her. |
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| Ippassaq uqaalavigilauqtaatit. | She called you yesterday. |
| titirarvigivauk? | Is she writing to him? |
| titirarvigijanga | She is writing to him. |
| Pinasuarusiulauqtumi titirarvigilauqtarma irngiinaaqtautikkut. |
You e-mailed me last week. (literally, You wrote to me last week by e-mail). |