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bagidinige vai es
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s/he sets things down; offers, releases, allows things



imbagidinige 1s ind; nimbagidinige 1s ind; nibagidinige 1s ind; bagidinige 3s ind; bagidiniged 3s conj; begidiniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagidinige-/

nibagidinige1s ind es
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bagidinige3s ind es
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bagidiniged3s conj es
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begidiniged3s ch-conj es
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Weweni go nibagidinige.

I gradually let it go.
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bagidinige /bagidinige-/: /bagidin-/ stem of bagidinan vti ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

bagidinan vti
  1. set it down; offer, release it
  2. allow it
(detransitive) bagidinige vai s/he sets things down; offers, releases, allows things (verb of undergoing) bagidinigaade vii it is set down, offered, released, allowed (by someone), "they" set it down; offer, release, allow it (verb of undergoing) bagidinigaazo vai s/he is set down, offered, released (by someone), "they" set h/ down; offer, release h/ (benefactive) bagidinamaw vta set (it) down for h/; offer, release, allow (it) to h/

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