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maajidaabaadan vti gh
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start dragging, pulling it as a load

Paired with: maajidaabaazh vta



nimaajidaabaadaan 1s - 0s ind; omaajidaabaadaan 3s - 0s ind; maajidaabaadang 3s - 0 conj; mayaajidaabaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; maajidaabaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /maajidaabaad-/

nimaajidaabaadaan1s - 0s ind gh
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omaajidaabaadaan3s - 0s ind gh
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maajidaabaadang3s - 0 conj gh
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mayaajidaabaadang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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maajidaabaadan2s - 0 imp gh
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maajidaabaadan /maajidaabaad-/: /maajidaabii-/ stem of maajidaabii vai ; /-d/
act on it

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Word Family

maajidaabii vai s/he starts dragging, pulling a load
(applicative) maajidaabaadan vti start dragging, pulling it as a load (applicative) maajidaabaazh vta start dragging, pulling h/ or it (animate) as a load

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