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zanagendan vti

think it difficult, think it hard

Paired with: zanagenim vta



inzanagendaan 1s - 0s ind; ninzanagendaan 1s - 0s ind; nizanagendaan 1s - 0s ind; ozanagendaan 3s - 0s ind; zanagendang 3s conj; zenagendang 3s ch-conj; zanagendan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zanagend-/

Inzanagendaan ji-o-gizhaadigeyaan ingo-anama'e-giizhik iwidi gaa-inanoonigooyaan.

I hate to think of going over to watch that house and staying for a week as they asked me to.
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zanagendan /zanagend-/: /zanag-/
difficult
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind

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