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gaadoon vti2 gh
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hide, conceal it

Paired with: gaazh vta



ingaadoon 1s - 0s ind; ningaadoon 1s - 0s ind; ningaadoon 1s - 0s ind; ngaadoon 1s - 0s ind; ogaadoon 3s - 0s ind; gaadood 3s - 0 conj; gayaadood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gaadoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaad-/

ningaadoon1s - 0s ind nj
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ngaadoon1s - 0s ind lw
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ogaadoon3s - 0s ind lw
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nj
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gaadood3s - 0 conj lw
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nj
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gayaadood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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gaadoon2s - 0 imp gh
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nj
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ogii-kaadoon 3s - 0s ind neg nj
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Mizhisha iwidi debinaagwad aana-gii-inag ji-o-gaadood 'iw odoodaabaan.

I told him to go hide his car and there it is way out in the open.
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Aanind ogaadoon enaajimod. Gaawiin gakina dibaajimosii.

He's hiding the rest of the story. He's not telling all of it
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Reduplicated Form: gaagaadoon

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Word Family

gaadoon vti2 hide, conceal it
(benefactive) gaadamaw vta hide something from h/
(reflexive) gaadamaazo vai s/he hides (something) from h/ self
(benefactive) gaadaw vta hide (it) from h/ (verb of undergoing) gaajigaade vii it is hidden (by someone), "they" hide it (verb of undergoing) gaajigaazo vai s/he is hidden (by someone), "they" hide h/ (detransitive) gaajige vai s/he hides things

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