sulivoq
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
See suliaq ("work, employment").
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sulivoq
- (intransitive) to work, to do something
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 97–98:
- "Ila ukorsii, angut una takulaariaruk!" Nukappiaraq oqariataarpoq niuertarfiullu saavani igalaarsuarmut sikitsiarluni. Hagrid silataani nikorfavoq Harrylu qungujullugu, sikut vaffelit marluk angisuut tikkuaatigalugit, ussersorporlu isersinnaanani. "Hagridiuna," Harry oqarpoq. Kiisami nukappiaraq nalusaanik oqaluttuassaqarfigilerpaa. "Hagrid Hogwartsimi sulivoq."
- "I say, look at that man!" said the boy suddenly, nodding towards the front window. Hagrid was standing there, grinning at Harry and pointing at two large ice-creams to show he couldn't come in. "That's Hagrid," said Harry, pleased to know something the boy didn't. "He works at Hogwarts."
- 2020, N. O. Qvist, Nuuk Ugeavis[1], page 12:
- Ilaqutariippassuarnut meerartalinnut ulluinnaat ulluni makkunani ungiusimasaannut assingunngilluinnarput. Atuarfiit matoqqapput. Anaana ataatalu immaqa marluullutik angerlarsimallutik sulipput.
- These days, the everyday lives of many families with children do not look like anything they are used to at all. Schools are closed. Fathers and mothers might both go home and work.
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of suli- (intransitive vowel stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | interrogative | imperative | optative | conditional | contemporative | participial | conjunctive/ causative | |
| I | sulivunga | sulivunga | - | sulilanga | suliguma | sulillunga | sulisunga | suligama |
| you (sg.) | sulivutit | sulivit | suligit | - | suliguit | sulillutit | sulisutit | suligavit |
| she | sulivoq | suliva | - | sulili | sulippat | sulillugu | sulisoq | sulimmat |
| she herself | - | - | - | - | suliguni | - | - | suligami |
| the two of us† | sulivuguk | sulivuguk | suliluk | sulilanuk, sulinaaguk | suligunnuk | sulillunuk | sulisuguk | suligannuk |
| you two† | sulivutik | sulivitik | suligitik, sulinatik | - | suliguttik | sulillutik | sulisutik | suligattik |
| those two† | sulippuk | sulippak | - | sulillik | sulippanik | sulillugik | sulisuk | sulimmanik |
| we | sulivugut | sulivugut | sulisa | sulilata, sulinaagut | suligutta | sulilluta | sulisugut | suligatta |
| you (pl.) | sulivusi | sulivisi | suligitsi | - | suligussi | sulillusi | sulisusi | suligassi |
| they | sulipput | sulippat | - | sulilit, sulillit* | sulippata | sulillugit | sulisut | sulimmata |
| they themselves | - | - | - | - | suligunik | - | - | suligamik |