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banaajitoon vti2 es
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spoil, ruin, destroy it

Paired with: banaaji' vta



imbanaajitoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbanaajitoon 1s - 0s ind; nibanaajitoon 1s - 0s ind; obanaajitoon 3s - 0s ind; banaajitood 3s - 0 conj; benaajitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; banaajitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /banaajit-/

nibanaajitoon1s - 0s ind es
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obanaajitoon3s - 0s ind es
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banaajitood3s - 0 conj es
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benaajitood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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banaajitoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-panaajitoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Mii go omaa ba-danakamigizid banaajitood iwe wezisijigaadenig

He's coming right behind messing up the things that were set up.
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banaajitoon /banaajit-/: /banaad-/
spoiled
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it
Reduplicated Form: babanaajitoon

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