giiwe

Ojibwe

Verb

giiwe (changed conjunct form gaawed, reduplicated form gaagiiwe)

  1. s/he goes home
    Biinizikaa gaa-ni-izhi-giiwed nindaanis.
    All of a sudden my daughter went home.
  2. s/he returns

Conjugation
Conjugation of giiwe
Independent positive negative
1st person (1s) Niin ningiiwe ningiiwesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin gigiiwe gigiiwesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin giiwe giiwesii(n)
Obviative (3') giiwewan giiwesiiwan
Indefinite (X) giiwem giiwesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind ningiiwemin ningiiwesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind gigiiwemin gigiiwesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa gigiiwem gigiiwesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa giiwewag giiwesiiwag
Conjunct positive negative
1st person (1s) Niin giiweyaan giiwesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin giiweyan/yin giiwesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin giiwed giiwesig
Obviative (3') giiwenid giiwesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X) giiweng giiwesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind giiweyaang giiwesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind giiweyang/ying giiwesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa giiweyeg giiwesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa giiwewaad giiwesiwaa

Derived terms
  • azhegiiwe (“go back, return”)
  • giiwekaazo (“pretend to go home”)

See also
  • giiwedin (“north wind, north”)
  • giiwenh (“so the story goes, so it is said”)

References
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