-ner

Greenlandic

Affix

-ner (v-v?, additive?)

  1. (participial or contemporative) whether
  2. I wonder if
    • 1992, "[timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=269791&pageId=3833037&lang=da Usuni kipigaa]", Atuagagdliutit
      Nammineq tissassarluni inersinnaannginnerluni anisuualu qanoq ililluni anisassava?
      I wonder if s/he will be unable to stimulate hirself to an orgasm, and how will the semen leave?

Usage notes

In the "whether" sense, the contemporative and participial are used when the subjects coincide and differ, respectively.

References

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