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zhaabonige vai es
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s/he pushes things through



nizhaabonige 1s ind; zhaabonige 3s ind; zhaaboniged 3s conj; zhayaaboniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zhaabonige-/

nizhaabonige1s ind es
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zhaabonige3s ind es
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zhaaboniged3s conj es
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zhaabonige /zhaabonige-/: /zhaabon-/ stem of zhaabonan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

zhaabonan vti put it through
(detransitive) zhaabonige vai s/he pushes things through (verb of undergoing) zhaabonigaade vii it is pushed through by somebody [by/with hand] (verb of undergoing) zhaabonigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is pushed through by somebody (by/with hand) (derived noun) zhaabonigan ni a needle

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