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giizhiitaa vai es
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s/he finishes, gets done

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The verb giizhiitaa can be followed by a complement clause in which the action done or finished is shown in a conjunct verb: Noomaya go indaanis giizhiitaa jiibaakwed. My daughter got done cooking a little while ago.



ingiizhiitaa 1s ind; ningiizhiitaa 1s ind; nigiizhiitaa 1s ind; giizhiitaa 3s ind; giizhiitaad 3s conj; gaazhiitaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giizhiitaa-/

nigiizhiitaa1s ind es
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giizhiitaa3s ind es
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giizhiitaad3s conj es
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gaazhiitaad3s ch-conj es
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gii-kiizhiitaa3s ind es
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Noomaya go indaanis giizhiitaa jiibaakwed.

My daughter got done cooking a little while ago.
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Noomag igo ogii-tazhiikawaan ini asabiishan. Mewinzha daa-gii-kiizhiitaa.

He worked on the old net for a while. He should have been done a long time ago.
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Mii gii-kiizhiitaayaan ozisinaaganeyaan.

I'm done setting the table.
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giizhiitaa /giizhiitaa-/: /giizh-/
finish
; /-taa/
s/he does something, works, acts
Reduplicated Form: gaagiizhiitaawag

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