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aanawendan vti

find it unsatisfactory, dislike, reject it

Paired with: aanawenim vta



indaanawendaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaanawendaan 1s - 0s ind; nidaanawendaan 1s - 0s ind; odaanawendaan 3s - 0s ind; aanawendang 3s - 0 conj; ayaanawendang 3s - 0 ch-conj; aanawendan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aanawend-/

nindaanawendaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odaanawendaan3s - 0s ind nj
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aanawendang3s - 0 conj nj
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aanawendan /aanawend-/: /aanaw-/
reject, dislike
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind
Reduplicated Form: aayaanawendam

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Word Family

aanawendan vti find it unsatisfactory, dislike, reject it
(detransitive) aanawenjige vai s/he finds things unsatisfactory, dislike, rejects things (verb of undergoing) aanawenjigaazo vai s/he, it (animate) is disliked

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