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Inuktitut Root Definition



kasuk   ᑲᓱᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /hit or /knock s.o. on the head or elbow
  • with transitive ending:
    • to hit or knock him/her on the head or elbow
    • ex.: kasuktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to hit or knock s.o. (-mik) on the head or elbow
    • ex.: kasuksijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to hit or knock oneself on the head or elbow
    • ex.: kasuktuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be hit or be knocked on the head or elbow
    • ex.: kasuktuq

*Antipassive suffix

  • when used with intransitive suffixes or verb endings and an object, in order for the verb NOT to be interpreted passively or reflexively, this verb root must be followed by the antipassive suffix si1vv: kasuksijuq

Source(s)
:
Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.
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