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aabajitoon vti2 lw
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use it

Paired with: aabaji' vta



ndaabajitoon 1s - 0s ind; nindaabajitoon 1s - 0s ind; nidaabajitoon 1s - 0s ind; odaabajitoon 3s - 0s ind; aabajitood 3s - 0 conj; ayaabajitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; aabajitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aabajit-/

ndaabajitoon1s - 0s ind lw
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odaabajitoon3s - 0s ind lw
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aabajitood3s - 0 conj lw
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ayaabajitood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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aabajitoon2s - 0 imp lw
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Indaabajitoon badaka'igan wiisiniyaan.

I use a fork to eat.
 rg
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Ningii-wanitoon niwaazakonebijigan wii-aabajitooyaan wii-waaswaayaan.

I've lost the flashlight I wanted to use torching.
 rg
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Dagwaagong ningii-manisemin wii-aabajitooyaang biboong.

Last fall we cut fire wood for us to use in the winter.
 rg
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Eyiidawishkiinzhig odaabajitoon ziiginiingwaan.

He's using eye drops in both eyes.
 nj
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This stem is composed of an intial root and an transitive inanimate verb final.
aabajitoon /aabajit-/: /aabad-/
useful
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act
Reduplicated Form: aayaabajit

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

aabajitoon vti2 use it
(detransitive) aabajichige vai s/he uses something (verb of undergoing) aabajichigaade vii it is used (by someone), "they" use it (verb of undergoing) aabajichigaazo vai s/he is used (by someone), "they" use h/ (benefactive) aabajitamaw vta use something of his/hers, use (it) for h/ (derived noun) aabajichigan ni something used: a tool, equipment, material

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