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minomaagotoon vti2 es
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make it smell good, put perfume on it

Paired with: minomaago' vta



niminomaagotoon 1s - 0s ind; ominomaagotoon 3s - 0s ind; minomaagotood 3s - 0 conj; menomaagotood 3s - 0 ch-conj; minomaagotoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /minomaagot-/

niminomaagotoon1s - 0s ind es
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ominomaagotoon3s - 0s ind es
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minomaagotood3s - 0 conj es
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menomaagotood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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minomaagotoon2s - 0 imp es
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Indaana-gii-inaa ji-minomaagotood iwe onibewigamig -- mii onjida gaa-izhi-boogidid.

I told him to make his bedroom smell good -- and he intentionally farted.
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minomaagotoon /minomaagot-/: /minw-/
good
; /-maagot/
cause to smell good

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Word Family

minomaagotoon vti2 make it smell good, put perfume on it
(detransitive) minomaagochige vai s/he uses perfume (derived noun) minomaagochigan ni perfume

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