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nisidotaw vta es
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recognize h/ (by sound); understand, comprehend h/ (when speaking)

Paired with: nisidotan vti



ninisidotawaa 1s - 3s ind; onisidotawaan 3s - 3' ind; nisidotawaad 3s - 3' conj; nesidotawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nisidotaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nisidotaw-/

onisidotawaan3s - 3' ind es
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nisidotawaad3s - 3' conj es
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nesidotawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nisidotaw 2s - 3 imp es
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Gaawiin de-apiitowesii ge-nisidotawagiban.

His voice is not strong enough for me to understand him.
es
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Zanagadini enwed 'a gaagiigidod. Gawiin ninisidotawaasii.

The speaker's way of talking is difficult. I don't understand him.
es
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Namanj igo ge-inwegwen a'aw waa-nitaa-ojibwemod, booch igo da-nisidotaagod iniw manidoon.

Whatever dialect you learn or however you learn to speak Ojibwe, the creator will always understand you, no matter how you sound.
lsa
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Wegodogwen dinowa gaa-dazhindang, gaawiin ninisidotawaasii.

Whatever that is he's talking about, I don't understand him.
nj
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Babiizigitaagozi gaa-bi-ganoozhid zhebaa. Agaawaa go ninisidotawaa.

He sounded hoarse when I called him this morning. I could barely understand him.
nj
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nisidotaw /nisidotaw-/: /nisidaw-/
recognize
; /-taw/
hear h/