23 Quviagijara

1. Emotions or feelings

nalligusuttuq	He loves; he feels love.
titsigusuttuq	He finds something amusing.
kanngusuttuq	She is feeling shy.

 

2. The need for, or the desire to do something:

imirusuttunga	I am thirsty.
pisugusuttugut	We feel like walking.

Note that -gusuk- changes to -rusuk- when the affix is added to a stem ending in q:

mamaq + rusut + tuq =	mamarusuktuq
	He/she finds something tasty.

 

 

 

 

Many of the verbs that describe emotions follow a similar pattern.

First, there is a basic form used to describe the emotion someone is feeling:

quviasuttunga

I am happy.

 

For the basic form we take the root of the verb, and in many cases, add the affix -sut- followed by the simple verb endings:

kappia-	kappiasuttuuk
to be afraid	The two of them are afraid.
quvia-	quviasuppit?
to feel happy	Are you happy?

 

 

Next, there is a more complex form of these verbs that describes who or what is causing that emotion:

kappiagijara

I am afraid of him/her.

For the more complex form, the affix -gi- / -ri- is added to the root verb, followed by a double person ending:

iliragijaatigut	kappiagiviuk?	piugijara
He/she is intimidated by us.	Are you afraid of it?	I like it.

Note that -ri- is used after verb roots that end in -q:

mamaqtuq	mamarijanga
It tastes good.	It tastes good to her.