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dabazitoon vti2 nj
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dodge it, duck from it; get out of the way of it

Paired with: dabazi' vta



nindabazitoon 1s - 0s ind; odabazitoon 3s - 0s ind; dabazitood 3s - 0 conj; debazitood 3s - 3 ch-conj; dabazitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /dabazit-/

nindabazitoon1s - 0s ind nj
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odabazitoon3s - 0s ind nj
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dabazitood3s - 0 conj nj
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dabazitoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-tabazitoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Nindabazitoon bikwaakwad.

I'm dodging the ball.
 nj
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dabazitoon /dabazit-/: /dabazi-/ stem of dabazi vai ; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it

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