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badakisijigaazo vai es
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s/he is stuck in something, planted in the ground (by someone)



badakisijigaazo 3s ind; badakisijigaazod 3s conj; bedakisijigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /badakisijigaazo-/

badakisijigaazo3s ind es
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badakisijigaazod3s conj es
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bedakisijigaazod3s ch-conj es
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gii-padakisijigaazo3s ind pst es
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badakisijigaazo /badakisijigaazo-/: /badakisid-/ stem of badakisidoon vti2 ; /-gaazo/
h/ undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

badakisidoon vti2 stick, set it in something; plant it in the ground
(detransitive) badakisijige vai s/he sticks, sets things in something; plants things in the ground (verb of undergoing) badakisijigaade vii it is stuck in something, planted in the ground (by someone) (verb of undergoing) badakisijigaazo vai s/he is stuck in something, planted in the ground (by someone)

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