How to use adjectives in Inuktitut

How to use adjectives in Inuktitut

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Inuktitut? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Inuktitut lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Inuktitut adjectives.

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Inuktitut adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Inuktitut, however, has only a handful of true adjectives. In Inuktitut, verbs are generally used in the place of adjectives ('is happy','is strong' etc.).

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ilagīt jjuaq
the big family
ilagīt ajuqsangit tuq
the rich family
ilagīt quviasunngit tuq
the sad family
ilagīt quviasut tuq
the happy family
ilagīt ajuqsaq tuq
the poor family
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About Inuktitut

About Inuktitut

Inuktitut belongs to the Eskimo-Aleut language family. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Inuktitut would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Inuktitut

Learn to get by in Inuktitut with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Inuktitut, introduce yourself in Inuktitut and even hold a conversation in Inuktitut after you have met someone.

Unnukkut
Good evening
Unnusa­kkut
Good afternoon
Ullākkut
Good morning
Unnuqs­akkut
Good night
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Inuktitut

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Inuktitut adjectives qpak, ralāq and tuqaq (big, small, old). Using the nouns uqalimāgaq, itsivautaq and matu (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Inuktitut adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives qpak, ralāq and tuqaq with the nouns uqalimāgaq, itsivautaq and matu you can move on to Step 8 (Inuktitut Verbs).

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