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bina'igaade vii es
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it is taken down (by someone), "they" take it down



bina'igaade 0s ind; bina'igaadeg 0s conj; bena'igaadeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bina'igaade-/

bina'igaade0s ind es
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bina'igaadeg0s conj es
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bena'igaadeg0s ch-conj es
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gii-piina'igaade0s ind pst es
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bina'igaade /bina'igaade-/: /bina'-/ stem of bina'an vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

bina'an vti take it down
(benefactive) bina'amaw vta take (it) down for h/ (detransitive) bina'ige vai s/he takes things down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaade vii it is taken down (by someone), "they" take it down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaazo vai s/he is taken down (by someone), "they" take h/ down

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