The Ojibwe People's Dictionary

daninan vti

hold it in a certain place

Paired with: danin vta

indaninaan 1s - 0s ind; odaninaan 3s - 0s ind; daninang 3s - 0 conj; daninang 3s - 0 conj; daninan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /danin-/

Sentence Examples

Ogii-odaapizwaan iniw odewe'iganan -- onzaam jiigaya'ii iwidi ogii-taninaan ishkodeng.

He shrunk his hand drum because he held it too close to the fire.

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Word Parts

daninan /danin-/: /daN-/

there, in a certain place

; /-in/

act on it by hand

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

daninan vti hold it in a certain place

(benefactive) daninamaw vta hold (it) in a certain place for h/ (detransitive) daninige vai s/he holds things in a certain place (verb of undergoing) daninigaade vii it is held in a certain place (by someone), "they" hold it in a certain place

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