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Inuktitut Root Definition
papat
ᐸᐸᑦ
Type: transitive verb root
Meaning:
[-R]to /mind s.t., to /look after s.t., to /take care of s.t. in absence of owner
[-R]to /mind s.t., to /look after s.t., to /take care of s.t. in absence of owner
- with transitive ending:
- to mind it , to look after s.t., to take care of s.t. in absence of owner
- ex.: papattara
- with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
- to mind s.t. (-mik) , to look after s.t., to take care of s.t. in absence of owner
- ex.: papatsijuq
- with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
- to be minded , to be looked after s.t., to be taken care of s.t. in absence of owner
- ex.: papattuq
*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: papatsijuq
Source(s)
:
Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.
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