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maajiijigaade vii gh
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it is taken away (by someone), "they" take it away, it is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along



maajiijigaade 0s ind; maajiijigaadeg 0s conj; mayaajiijigaadeg 0s ch-conj; maajiijigaademagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /maajiijigaade-/

maajiijigaade0s ind es
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maajiijigaadeg0s conj es
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mayaajiijigaadeg0s ch-conj gh
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maajiijigaade /maajiijigaade-/: /maajiid-/ stem of maajiidoon vti2 ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

maajiidoon vti2 carry, take it away
(benefactive) maajiidamaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/ (benefactive) maajiidaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/ (verb of undergoing) maajiijigaade vii it is taken away (by someone), "they" take it away, it is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along (verb of undergoing) maajiijigaazo vai s/he is taken away (by someone), "they" take h/ away' s/he is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along (detransitive) maajiidaaso vai s/he hauls a load away

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