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debibidoon vti2 lw
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grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of it

Paired with: debibizh vta



indebibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindebibidoon 1s - 0s ind; ndebibidoon 1s - 0s ind; odebibidoon 3s - 0s ind; debibidood 3s - 0 conj; dayebibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; debibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /debibid-/

indebibidoon1s - 0s ind es
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nindebibidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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ndebibidoon1s - 0s ind lw
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odebibidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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debibidood3s - 0 conj nj
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dayebibidood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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debibidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-tebibidoon3p - 0s pst nj
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Ogii-tebibidoon jiimaan jibwaa-niminaaweyaasininig.

He caught the canoe before it blew out into the lake.
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debibidoon /debibid-/: /deb-/
enough, adequate, reach
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it
Reduplicated Form: dedebibidoon

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Word Family

debibidoon vti2 grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of it
(benefactive) debibidaw vta grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of (it) for h/ (detransitive) debibijige vai s/he grabs, catches, reaches and takes, gets hold of things (verb of undergoing) debibijigaade it is grabbed, caught, reached and taken, got hold of (by someone) (verb of undergoing) debibijigaazo vai s/he is grabbed, caught, reached and taken, got hold of (by someone)

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