17 Ubluq tamaaqhiut

Vocabulary

What do you usually do?
tupaktuq
waking up (he/she is...)
uaqtuq
showers (he/she...)
hanajaqtuqtuq
work (he/she is going to...)
pihuktuq
walking (she/he is...)
katimařut
meeting (they are...)
kaapituqtuq
drinking coffee (he/she is...)
niuviriaqtuq
shopping (he/she goes...)
niuviqtuq
buys something (he...)
aiȓuq
home (he/she is going...)
niqłiuqtuq
cooks (he/she...)
haliktuq
cleaning (he/she is...)
naalau'mik naalaktuq
radio (he/she listens to the...)
miqšuqtuq
sewing (he/she is...)
uqalimaaqtuq
reading (he/she is...)
haakiqtuq
hockey (he/she plays...)
angunahuaqtuq
hunts (he/she...)
ubluqtamaat
every day
tatqiqtamaat
every month
auřaqtamaat
every summer
pinahuarihiqtamaat
every week
ukiuqtamaat
every winter
ařraagutamaat
every year

Grammar

34 » Daily Activities

These affixes are attached to verbs to indicate an action that happens often or regularly.

-vak- is added to verbs that end in a vowel. For verbs ending in a consonant, it changes to -pak-

ani + vak + tuq =  
anivaktuq He/she goes out often.
   
pinnaq + pak + tunga  
Ubluq tamaat pihukpaktunga. I walk every day.

 

-qattaq- can be added to verbs ending in vowels or consonants. When added to a root ending in a consonant, it deletes the final consonant:

niri + qattaq + tunga =  
Ublaakkut niriqattaqtunga. I eat in the morning.
   
miqhuq + qattaq + tuq  
Unnukkut miqhuqattaqtuq. She sews in the evening.

-qattaq- and -vak- / -pak- can normally be used interchangeably.

angunahuaq + qattaq + pit? =  
Aujatamaat angunahuaqattaqpit? Do you hunt every summer?
   
angunahuaq + pak + tunga  
Ukiatamaat angunahuaqpaktunga. I hunt every fall.