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binda'am vai2 es
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s/he is caught in the net



binda'am 3s ind; binda'amoog 3p ind; binda'amowaad 3p conj; benda'amowaad 3p ch-conj; Stem: /binda'+am-/

binda'am3s ind es
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binda'amoog3p ind es
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binda'amowaad3p conj es
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benda'amowaad3p ch-conj es
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gii-pinda'amoog3p pst es
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Nimaamakaadendaan niibowa gii-pinda'amowaad igiweg wiimbijiinyag.

I'm amazed that we caught a lot of goldeyes in the net.
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Niibowa gii-pinda'amoog igi giigoonyag. Niin dash ingii-paanizhwaag.

They caught a lot of fish, and I was the one that fileted them.
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