This lesson will look at the grammar you use to call or write someone:
uqaalavigijaanga | titirarvigijanga |
He/she calls me. | He/she writes to him. |
To build these phrases:
1. Begin with the basic verb:
uqaala- | titiraq- |
to call | 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. It will delete the final -k in -vik:
uqaala + vik + gi = | uqaalavigi- |
titiraq + vik + gi = | titirarvigi- |
4. Add the transitive ending to indicate who is calling/writing and who is being called or written to:
uqaalavigiviuk? |
Are you calling him/her? |
uqaalavigijara |
I am calling him/her. |
Ippatsaq uqaalavigilauqtaatit. |
He/she called you yesterday. |
titirarvigivauk? |
Is he/she writing to him/her? |
titirarvigijanga |
He/she is writing to him/her. |