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bina'ige vai es
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s/he takes things down



nimbina'ige 1s ind; nibina'ige 1s ind; bina'ige 3s ind; bina'iged 3s conj; bena'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bina'ige-/

nimbina'ige1s ind nj
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nibina'ige1s ind es
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bina'ige3s ind nj
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es
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bina'iged3s conj nj
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es
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bena'iged3s ch-conj es
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gii-pina'ige3s ind pst nj
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es
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Gidaa-gii-pina'ige jibwaa-bagamibiisaang.

You should take your laundry down before the rain gets here.
 nj
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bina'ige /bina'ige-/: /bina'-/ stem of bina'an vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

bina'an vti take it down
(benefactive) bina'amaw vta take (it) down for h/ (detransitive) bina'ige vai s/he takes things down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaade vii it is taken down (by someone), "they" take it down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken down (by someone), "they" take h/ or it (animate) down

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