dzhitaamgat

Definition: take a certain amount of time to do something

dzhitaamgat
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>3sCCONJ endzhitaamgak; 1 take a certain amount of time to do something. Aapji go gbeyiing gii-dzhitaamgat wii-debnamaa nda-shkiinzhgokaajganan.
>It took a very long time for me to get my eyeglasses. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dzhitaa
>vai.
>Grammar note: Contains relative root /daN/.
>Full-vowel form: dazhitaamagad.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73015354287n
GKS Reference Number: 14594
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