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bagidinisaadan vti

put wood on or in it (fire, stove)



nimbagidinisaadaan 1s - 0s ind; obagidinisaadaan 3s - 0s ind; bagidinisaadang 3s - 0 conj; begidinisaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bagidinisaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bagidinisaad-/

Stacy gii-shizhookam gii-awi-bagidinisaadang ogizhaabikizigan agwajiing.

Stacy stepped on the dog poop when he went and filled up his stove outside.
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bagidinisaadan /bagidinisaad-/: /bagidinise-/ stem of bagidinise vai ; /-d/
act on it

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Word Family

bagidinise vai s/he puts wood on or in the fire
(applicative) bagidinisaadan vti put wood on or in it (fire, stove)

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