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bwaawibidoon vti2

have trouble pulling it; be unable to pull it

Paired with: bwaawibizh vta



nibwaawibidoon 1s - 0s ind; obwaawibidoon 3s - 0s ind; bwaawibidood 3s - 0 conj; bwayaawibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bwaawibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bwaawibid-/

nibwaawibidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obwaawibidoon3s - 0s ind es
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bwaawibidood3s - 0 conj es
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ogii-pwaawibidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ogii-pwaawibidoon aana-wii-bakibidood iwe biiminakwaanens.

He tried to break the string but he couldn't do it.
 es
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Obwaawibidoon zhinoodaagan aana-wiikobidood. Ganabaj agwaakwadin mitakamig.

He is unable to pull the rope. Maybe it's frozen to the ground.
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bwaawibidoon /bwaawibid-/: /bwaaw-/
unable, fail
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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