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dazhinjigaade vii

it is talked, gossiped about (by someone), "they" talk, gossip about it



dazhinjigaade 0s ind; dazhinjigaadeg 0s conj; dezhinjigaadeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /dazhinjigaade-/

dazhinjigaade /dazhinjigaade-/: /dazhind-/ stem of dazhindan vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

dazhindan vti talk, gossip about it, discuss it
(verb of undergoing) dazhinjigaade vii it is talked, gossiped about (by someone), "they" talk, gossip about it (verb of undergoing) dazhinjigaazo vai s/he is talked, gossiped about (by someone), "they" talk, gossip about h/

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