biigdaabaane

Definition: have one's vehicle break down

biigdaabaane
>vai
>1sIND nbiigdaabaane;
>3sCCONJ baagdaabaanet; 1 have one's vehicle break down. Toronto ndi-zhaanaaba, ngii-aanwewis dash; ngii-noonde-biigdaabaane.
>I was going to Toronto, but I failed; my car broke down. MC2005.cs. Gdaa-gii-aawdoomin; ngii-biigdaabaane.
>Can I catch a ride with you; my car broke down. MC2005.cs. Aapji go megwaa aanmenjgewak; ezhi-niizhwaat gii-bgidnigaazwak enji-nakiiyaat, mii dash miinwaa gii-oo-biigdaabaaneyaat.
>They're besieged by problems right now; they both were let go from their jobs, then their car went and broke down. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: biigodaabaane.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72982138445n
GKS Reference Number: 12379
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