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ajidinan vti es
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hold it upside down

Paired with: ajidin vta



indajidinaan 1s - 0s ind; nindajidinaan 1s - 0s ind; nidajidinaan 1s - 0s ind; odajidinaan 3s - 0s ind; ajidinang 3s - 0 conj; ejidinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ajidinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ajidin-/

nindajidinaan1s - 0s ind es
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odajidinaan3s - 0s ind es
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ajidinang3s - 0 conj es
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ejidinang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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ajidinan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-ajidinaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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ajidinan /ajidin-/: /ajid-/
face down, upside down
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: ayajidinan

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Word Family

ajidinan vti hold it upside down
(detransitive) ajidinige vai s/he holds, turns things upside down (verb of undergoing) ajidinigaade vii it is held, turned upside down (by someone), "they" hold, turn it upside down (verb of undergoing) ajidinigaazo vai s/he is held, turned upside down (by someone), "they" hold, turn h/ upside down

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