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gaanjwebishkige vai

s/he shoves things (with foot or body)



nigaanjwebishkige 1s ind; gaanjwebishkige 3s ind; gaanjwebishkiged 3s conj; gayaanjwebishkiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gaanjwebishkige-/

gaanjwebishkige /gaanjwebishkige-/: /gaanjwebishk-/ stem of gaanjwebishkan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

gaanjwebishkan vti shove it (with foot or body)
(detransitive) gaanjwebishkige vai s/he shoves things (with foot or body) (verb of undergoing) gaanjwebishkigaade vii it is shoved (with foot or body) (by someone), "they" shove it (with foot or body) (detransitive) gaanjwebishkigaazo vai s/he is shoved (with foot or body) (by someone)

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