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bagidinan vti es
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  1. set it down; offer, release it
  2. allow it

Paired with: bagidin vta



imbagidinaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbagidinaan 1s - 0s ind; nibagidinaan 1s - 0s ind; obagidinaan 3s - 0s ind; bagidinang 3s - 0 conj; begidinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bagidinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bagidin-/

nibagidinaan1s - 0s ind es
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obagidinaan3s - 0s ind es
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bagidinang3s - 0 conj es
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begidinang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bagidinan2s - 0 imp es
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Ashkaatigoon nimbagidinaanan.

I'm putting down greenwood (on the fire).
 nj
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Akawe gidaa-bagidinaan; onzaam gozigwan.

You should set it down for now because it's too heavy.
 nj
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bagidinan /bagidin-/: /bagid-/
put down, allow, offer, release
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: babagidinan

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

bagidinan vti
  1. set it down; offer, release it
  2. allow it
(detransitive) bagidinige vai s/he sets things down; offers, releases, allows things (verb of undergoing) bagidinigaade vii it is set down, offered, released, allowed (by someone), "they" set it down; offer, release, allow it (verb of undergoing) bagidinigaazo vai s/he is set down, offered, released (by someone), "they" set h/ down; offer, release h/ (benefactive) bagidinamaw vta set (it) down for h/; offer, release, allow (it) to h/

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