-qqusaar
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Greenlandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-qqusaar (v-v?, truncative?)
- (used on transitive verbs) attempts to get someone to [verb] (the object)
- isigaa (“looks at”) -> isigeqqusaarpaa (“tries to get someone to look at”)
Usage notes[edit]
Derived verbs may be used intransitively, in which case they mean "tries to get someone to [verb] oneself". Example:
- nersorpaa (“praises, compliments”) -> nersoqqusaarpoq (“tries to get people to give him/her compliments”)
Derived terms[edit]
Category Greenlandic terms suffixed with -qqusaar not found