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zaagitoon vti2 gh
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love, treasure it

Paired with: zaagi' vta



inzaagitoon 1s - 0s ind; ninzaagitoon 1s - 0s ind; nizaagitoon 1s - 0s ind; ozaagitoon 3s - 0s ind; zaagitood 3s - 0 conj; zayaagitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; zaagitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zaagit-/

inzaagitoon1s - 0s ind gh
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ozaagitoon3s - 0s ind gh
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zaagitood3s - 0 conj lw
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zayaagitood3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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zaagitoon2s - 0 imp gh
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ogii-saagitoon3s - 0s ind pst gh
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Ogii-noonde-zaagitoon gaa-onji-ishkodaawaaged.

He likes it so much -- that's why he couldn't sell it all.
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Mii gii-maadizhang i'iw babagiwayaaniigin aana-gii-saagitooyaan.

I was being stingy with that fabric but she started cutting it up anyway.
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Odaana-gii-saagitoon 'iw ojiimaanensim. Mii 'iw aangwaamas gii-inendang ji-aabajichigaadenig.

He was stingy with his canoe. He finally agreed to let him use it.
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zaagitoon /zaagit-/: /zaag-/
treasure
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it
Reduplicated Form: zaazaagizitoon

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Word Family

zaagitoon vti2 love, treasure it
(detransitive) zaagichige vai s/he loves, treasures things; s/he is stingy with things (verb of undergoing) zaagichigaade vii it is loved, treasured (by someone), "they" love, treasure it (verb of undergoing) zaagichigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is loved, treasured (by someone), "they" love, treasure h/ or it (animate)

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