Reflexive Verbs
A reflexive verb is a verb which must have both an object and a subject, but where, in some context, both the object and the subject are identical. In Inuktitut, this situation is expressed by using a specific verb but by affixing a non-specific ending to it.
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Specific: Nanuq qukiqtara I just shot the polar bear Non-specific: Nanurmik qukiqsijunga I just shot a polar bear Reflexive: Qukiqtunga I just shot myself
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