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atoon vti2 es
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put it in a certain place

Paired with: ashi vta



indatoon 1s ind; nindatoon 1s ind; nidatoon 1s ind; odatoon 3s - 0s ind; atood 3s - 0 conj; etood 3s - 0 ch-conj; atoon 2s - 3 ind; atooyok 2p - 0 imp; atoodaa 2p - 0s imp; Stem: /at-/

indatoon1s ind es
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nindatoon1s ind nj
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odatoon3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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atood3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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etood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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es
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atoon2s - 3 ind nj
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es
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atooyok2p - 0 imp nj
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es
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atoodaa2p - 0s imp nj
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es
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gaawiin odatoosiin3s - 0s ind neg es
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Atoon imaa gibiindaasowining.

Put it in your pocket.
 es
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Anaamaya'ii ogii-atoon owiiwakwaan.

He put his cap underneath.
 es
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Anaami-nibaagan ko ndatoonan nimakizinan.

I usually put my shoes under the bed.
 rg
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Ningii'-mikwendamose gaa'-atoowaan mewinzha gaa-gii'-wanitoowaan.

I suddenly remembered where I put the stuff I lost a long time ago.
 nj
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Gidatoon ina ziinzibaakwad imaa ginitiiming.

Do you put sugar in your tea?
 rg
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Reduplicated Form: ayatoonan

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

atoon vti2 put it in a certain place
(detransitive) achige vai
  1. s/he puts things in a certain place
  2. s/he bets, places a bet
(applicative) achigaadan vti bet, wager it (applicative) achigaazh vta bet, wager h/
(benefactive) atamaw vta [C] put (it) in a certain place for h/; serve h/
(verb of undergoing) achigaade vii it is put in a certain place (by someone), "they" put it in a certain place (verb of undergoing) achigaazo vai s/he is put in a certain place (by someone), "they" put h/ in a certain place (detransitive) ataaso vai s/he stores something
(derived noun) ataason ni [BL] a place for storage: a cupboard, a dresser (derived noun) ataasowin ni a place for storage, a cupboard, a pantry, a closet, a bin

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