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gizhaadige vai es
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s/he guards a place, watches over a house



ingizhaadige 1s ind; ningizhaadige 1s ind; nigizhaadige 1s ind; gizhaadige 3s ind; gizhaadiged 3s conj; gezhaadiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gizhaadige-/

nigizhaadige1s ind es
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gizhaadige 3s ind es
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gizhaadiged3s conj es
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gezhaadiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-kizhaadige3s ind pst es
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Inzanagendaan ji-o-gizhaadigeyaan ingo-anama'e-giizhik iwidi gaa-inanoonigooyaan.

I hate to think of going over to watch that house and staying for a week as they asked me to.
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gizhaadige /gizhaadige-/: /gizhaad-/ stem of gizhaadan vti ; /-ige/
s/he acts in relation to a dwelling
Reduplicated Form: gagizhaadige

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Word Family

gizhaadan vti guard, watch over it
(detransitive) gizhaadige vai s/he guards a place, watches over a house

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