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agwinjidoon vti2

put it in the water; soak, immerse it

See also: agonjidoon vti2 ; agwanjidoon vti2



nindagwinjidoon 1s - 0s ind; odagwinjidoon 3s - 0s ind; agwinjidood 3s - 0 conj; egwinjidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; agwinjidoon 2s - 0s imp; Stem: /agwinjid-/

Niwii'-agwinjidoon nindabwewin ji-nookagwindeg gaa-gii-kabaachigaadeg imaa nindabwewining.

I'm going to soak my frying pan so what was boiled in it (oatmeal) will soften up.
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Word Family

agwinjidoon vti2 put it in the water; soak, immerse it
(verb of undergoing) agwinjijigaade vii it is put into the water, immersed (by someone), "they" put it into the water, immerse it (verb of undergoing) agwinjijigaazo vai s/he, it (animate) is put into the water, immersed (by someone), "they" put h/ or it (animate) into the water, immerse h/ or it (animate)

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