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gaandinige vai es
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s/he pushes things



ingaandinige 1s ind; ningaandinige 1s ind; nigaandinige 1s ind; gaandinige 3s ind; gaandiniged 3s conj; gayaandiniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gaandinige-/

nigaandinige1s ind es
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gaandinige 3s ind es
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gaandiniged3s conj es
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gii-kaandinige3s ind pst es
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gaandinige /gaandinige-/: /gaandin-/ stem of gaandinan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

gaandinan vti push it
(detransitive) gaandinige vai s/he pushes things (benefactive) gaandinamaw vta push (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) gaandinigaade vii it is pushed (by someone) Using something), "they" push it (using something) (verb of undergoing) gaandinigaazo vai s/he is pushed (by someone), "they" push h/

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