These affixes are attached to verbs to indicate an action that happens often or regularly.
–vat– is added to verbs that end in a vowel. For verbs ending in a consonant, it changes to –pat–
| ani + vat + tuq = | anivattuq |
| He/she goes out often. | |
| makittaq + pat + tunga | Qautamaat makittaqpattunga |
| I play cards every day. |
–qattaq– can be added to verbs ending in vowels or consonants. When added to a root ending in a consonant, it deletes the final consonant:
| niri + qattaq + tunga = | Ullaakkut niriqattaqtunga |
| I eat in the morning. | |
| miqsuq + qattaq + tuq | Unnukkut miqsuqattaqtuq |
| She sews in the evening. |
| qikaq + qattaq + qit? = | Ukiutamaat qikaqattaqqit? |
| Do you take a holiday every winter? | |
| qikaq + pat + tunga | Aujatamaat qikaqpattunga |
| I take a holiday every summer. |