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apabaadan vti es
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sit on it

Paired with: apabaazh vta See also: apabaazh vta



indapabaadaan 1s - 0s ind; odapabaadaan 3s - 0s ind; odapabaadaan 3s - 0s conj; apabaadang 3s - 0 conj; epabaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; apabaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /apabaad-/

indapabaadaan1s - 0s ind es
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odapabaadaan3s - 0s ind es
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odapabaadaan3s - 0s conj es
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apabaadang3s - 0 conj es
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epabaadang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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apabaadan2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-piigoshkaan 'i adoopowinaak gii-apabaadang.

He broke the table when he sat on it.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

apabi vai s/he sits on something
(derived noun) apabiwin ni a chair, a seat (applicative) apabaadan vti sit on it (applicative) apabaazh vta sit on h/

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