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apiichibide vii

it speeds, drives, flies, runs (as a machine) at a certain speed

Paired with: apiichibizo vai



apiichibide 3s ind; apiichibideg 0s conj; epiichibideg 0s ch-conj; apiichibidemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /apiichibide-/

Aaniish epiichibideg.

How fast is it going?
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Mii na go 'i epiichibideg.

Is that how fast it's going?
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Aaniin epiichibideg naabikwaanensiwi-biiwaabik. / Gaawiin igo aapiji gizhiibidesinoon. Niishtana-shi-naanan eta go apiichibide.

How fast is the motor? / It's not very fast. It's only twenty-five horsepower.
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apiichibide /apiichibide-/: /apiit-/
to a certain extent, degree, rate, or speed
; /-bide/
it moves without obstruction: flies, speeds, falls, drives; it undergoes mechanical action: runs, operates

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