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na'imaandan vti

be able to smell it well

Paired with: na'imaam vta



nina'imaandaan 1s - 0s ind; ona'imaandaan 3s - 0s ind; na'imaandang 3s - 0 conj; ne'imaandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; Stem: /na'imaand-/

nina'imaandaan 1s - 0s ind es
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ona'imaandaan3s - 0s ind es
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na'imaandang3s - 0 conj es
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ne'imaandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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na'imaandan /na'imaand-/: /na'-/
correct, adjust, put away
; /-maand/
smell it

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Word Family

na'imaandan vti be able to smell it well
(detransitive) na'imaanjige vai s/he is able to smell something well, has a good sense of smell

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