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biina'igaade vii es
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it is put in (by someone), "they" put it in

Paired with: biina'igaazo vai



biina'igaade 0s ind; biina'igaadeg 0s conj; baana'igaadeg 0s ch-conj; biina'igaademagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /biina'igaade-/

biina'igaade0s ind es
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biina'igaadeg0s conj es
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baana'igaadeg0s ch-conj es
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gii-piina'igaade0s ind pst es
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biina'igaade /biina'igaade-/: /biina'-/ stem of biina'an vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

biina'an vti lay or put it in something
(detransitive) biina'ige vai s/he puts things in (something) (verb of undergoing) biina'igaade vii it is put in (by someone), "they" put it in (verb of undergoing) biina'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is put in (by someone), "they" put h/ or it (animate) in (benefactive) biina'amaw vta put (it) in (something) for h/

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