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jaaginige vai gh
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s/he uses things. depletes things, spends everything; s/he takes everything; s/he spends everything



injaaginige 1s ind; ninjaaginige 1s ind; nijaaginige 1s ind; jaaginige 3s ind; jaaginiged 3s conj; jayaaginiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /jaaginige-/

injaaginige1s ind gh
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jaaginige3s ind gh
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lw
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jaaginiged3s conj gh
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lw
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jayaaginiged3s ch-conj gh
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jaaginige /jaaginige-/: /jaagin-/ stem of jaaginan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

jaaginan vti use it up, deplete it
(benefactive) jaaginamaw vta use up, take all of, deplete something of h/ (detransitive) jaaginige vai s/he uses things. depletes things, spends everything; s/he takes everything; s/he spends everything (verb of undergoing) jaaginigaade vii it is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use it up, deplete it jaaginigaazo vai s/he is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use h/ up, deplete h/; h/ is spent (by someone), "they" spend h/

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