zanagizi (vai) | | the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

zanagizi vai

s/he or it (animate) is difficult, hard to manage

Paired with: zanagad vii

inzanagiz 1s ind; ninzanagiz 1s ind; nizanagiz 1s ind; zanagizi 3s ind; zanagizid 3s conj; zenagizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zanagizi-/

Sentence Examples

Zanagizi bezhig awe inday. Aapiji goshkokaa. One of my horses is hard to handle. He's really edgy.	es Listen
Giga-zanagizimin ji-gawiboojigeying noongom; onzaam mashkawaanimad. We're going to have a tough time cutting down trees today because the wind is too strong.	es Listen
Zanagizi wii-tebibinind 'a mishtadim. The horse is going to be difficult to catch.	es Listen

Word Parts

zanagizi /zanagizi-/: /zanag-/

difficult

; /-izi/

s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

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Word Family

zanagizi vai s/he or it (animate) is difficult, hard to manage

(verb of pretending) zanagiziikaazo vai s/he pretends to be hard to get along with

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