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maajidaabii'iwe vai gh
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s/he starts driving, drives off, drives away



nimaajidaabii'iwe 1s ind; maajidaabii'iwe 3s ind; maajidaabii'iwed 3s conj; mayaajidaabii'iwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /maajidaabii'iwe-/

nimaajidaabii'iwe1s ind gh
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maajidaabii'iwe3s ind gh
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maajidaabii'iwed3s conj gh
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mayaajidaabii'iwed3s ch-conj gh
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Mii go bizaan gaa-izhi-maajidaabii'iwed aana-gii-gina'amawind

He start driving anyway when he was told not to.
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Gii-ashi-niizhwaaso-biboonagizid gii-maajidaabii'iwe aw nidaanis.

My daughter started driving when she was seventeen years old.
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Aapiji go inzinigwenimaa awe indooshkinawem. Mii 'i gii-maajidaabii'iwed.

I worrry about my young son because he's started driving.
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Mii 'iw gii-maajidaabii'iwed gaa-kiizhashkinataasod.

He started driving after he got his sleigh loaded up.
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maajidaabii'iwe /maajidaabii'iwe-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-daabii'iwe/
h/ drives

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