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ganawenjige vai

s/he takes care of, protects, keeps things



inganawenjige 1s ind; ninganawenjige 1s ind; niganawenjige 1s ind; ganawenjige 3s ind; ganawenjiged 3s conj; genawenjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ganawenjige-/

ganawenjige /ganawenjige-/: /ganawend-/ stem of ganawendan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

ganawendan vti take care of, protect, keep it
(passive) ganawenjigaade vii it is taken care of, protected, kept (by someone), "they" take care of, protect, keep it (verb of undergoing) ganawenjigaazo vai s/he is taken care of, protected, kept (by someone), "they" take care of, protect, keep h/ (detransitive) ganawenjige vai s/he takes care of, protects, keeps things (benefactive) ganawendamaw vta take care of, protect, keep (it) for h/
(reflexive) ganawendamaazo vai s/he keeps (it) for h/ self

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