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ozhiitaa vai es
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s/he gets ready, prepares



indoozhiitaa 1s ind; nindoozhiitaa 1s ind; nidoozhiitaa 1s ind; ozhiitaa 3s ind; ozhiitaad 3s conj; wezhiitaad 3s ch-conj; ozhiitaan 2s imp; Stem: /ozhiitaa-/

indoozhiitaa1s ind es
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ozhiitaa3s ind es
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ozhiitaad3s conj es
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wezhiitaad3s ch-conj es
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ozhiitaan2s imp es
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Giizhaa gii-ozhiitaa wii-izhaad oodenaang.

He got ready to go to town.
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Nindoozhiitaamin wii-iskigamizigeyaang.

We're getting ready to boil sap.
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Endaso-onaagoshig ko indoozhiitaa we... wii-nibaayaan.

Every evening I get ready for bed.
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Ojaanimakamigiziwag igiweg wezhiitaawaad. Makadewikonayen owii-pi-waabamigowaan.

Those people getting ready are busy because the priest is coming to see them.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ozhiitaa vai s/he gets ready, prepares
(causative) ozhiitaa' vta get h/ ready; prepare h/
(reflexive) ozhiitaa'idizo vai s/he gets h/ self ready, prepares h/ self
(causative) ozhiitaatoon vti2 get it ready; prepare it

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