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gaanda'an vti nj
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push it (using something)

Paired with: gaanda' vta



nigaanda'aan 1s - 0s ind; ningaanda'aan 1s - 0s ind; ogaanda'aan 3s - 0s ind; gaanda'ang 3s - 0 conj; gayaanda'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gaanda'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaanda'-/

nigaanda'aan1s - 0s ind es
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ningaanda'aan1s - 0s ind nj
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ogaanda'aan3s - 0s ind es
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nj
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gaanda'ang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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gaanda'an2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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ogii-kaanda'aan3s - 0s ind pst es
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nj
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Ogii-bishigwa'aan iwe aana-wii-kaanda'ang jiimaan gaa-onji-bakobiised.

He fell in because he missed when he tried to push the boat out with his pole.
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gaanda'an /gaanda'-/: /gaand-/
force, push
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gaanda'an vti push it (using something)
(benefactive) gaanda'amaw vta push (it) for h/ (using something) (verb of undergoing) gaanda'igaazo vai s/he is pushed (by someone) (using something), "they" push h/ (using something) (verb of undergoing) gaanda'igaade vii it is pushed (by someone) Using something), "they" push it (using something) (detransitive) gaanda'ige vai s/he pushes (using something)

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