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izhichige vai

s/he does, makes things a certain way



indizhichige 1s ind; nindizhichige 1s ind; nidizhichige 1s ind; izhichige 3s ind; izhichiged 3s conj; ezhichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /izhichige-/

Booshke giin waa-izhichigeyan.

It's really up to you what you want to do.
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Dibishkoo go naa ezhichiged ozhi'aad ini bakwezhiganan ge niin ezhichigeyaan.

She makes the bread the same way I do it.
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Debinaak ningii-izhichige.

I did it any old way.
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Gii-ozisin zhigwa iwe ge-izhichigeng o'owe dibaakonigewin.

Policy has been set for us to follow in the government.
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Onzaam wiikaa gigii'-wiindamaagoomin waa'-izhichigewaad.

They contacted us too late about what they're going to be doing.
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izhichige /izhichige-/: /izhit-/ stem of izhitoon vti2 ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: ayizhichige

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Word Family

izhitoon vti2 cause it to be a certain way, make it a certain way
izhitaw vta make (it) for h/ a certain way (benefactive) izhitamaw vta make (it) for h/ a certain way (detransitive) izhichige vai s/he does, makes things a certain way (derived noun) izhichigewin ni a certain way of doing something, an activity, a deed (verb of undergoing) izhichigaade vii it is made a certain way (by someone), "they" make it a certain way (verb of undergoing) izhichigaazo vai s/he is made a certain way (by someone), "they" make h/ a certain way

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