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naanaagajichigaazo vai

close attention is paid to h/ or it (animate) (by someone), "they" pay close attention to h/ or it (animate): guard, take care of, preserve, respect, study, analyze



naanaagajichigaazo 3s ind; naanaagajichigaazod 3s conj; Stem: /naanaagajichigaazo-/

naanaagajichigaazo /naanaagajichigaazo-/: /naanaagajit-/ stem of naanaagajitoon vti2 ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

naanaagajitoon vti2 pay close attention to it: guard, take care of, preserve, respect, study, analyze it
(detransitive) naanaagajichige vai s/he pays close attention to things: guards, takes care of, preserves, respects, studies, analyzes things (verb of undergoing) naanaagajichigaade vii close attention is paid to it (by someone), "they" pay close attention to it: guard, take care of, preserve, respect, study, analyze (verb of undergoing) naanaagajichigaazo vai close attention is paid to h/ or it (animate) (by someone), "they" pay close attention to h/ or it (animate): guard, take care of, preserve, respect, study, analyze

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