zaagiʼiwe

Ojibwe

Etymology

zaagiʼ (“love, treasure”) +‎ -we (“act on an unspecified object”)

Verb

zaagiʼiwe (changed conjunct form zayaagiʼiwed)

1. love someone, people (unspecified object)

   Aanawi gosha go aana-zaagiʼiwe. Gaawiin dash bizikenimaasii.

   He's very much in love, but they don't pay any attention to him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zaagiʼiwe

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ninzaagiʼiwe	ninzaagiʼiwesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gizaagiʼiwe	gizaagiʼiwesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	zaagiʼiwe	zaagiʼiwesii(n)
Obviative (3')	zaagiʼiwewan	zaagiʼiwesiiwan
Indefinite (X)	zaagiʼiwem	zaagiʼiwesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ninzaagiʼiwemin	ninzaagiʼiwesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gizaagiʼiwemin	gizaagiʼiwesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gizaagiʼiwem	gizaagiʼiwesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	zaagiʼiwewag	zaagiʼiwesiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	zaagiʼiweyaan	zaagiʼiwesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	zaagiʼiweyan/yin	zaagiʼiwesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	zaagiʼiwed	zaagiʼiwesig
Obviative (3')	zaagiʼiwenid	zaagiʼiwesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	zaagiʼiweng	zaagiʼiwesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	zaagiʼiweyaang	zaagiʼiwesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	zaagiʼiweyang/ying	zaagiʼiwesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	zaagiʼiweyeg	zaagiʼiwesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	zaagiʼiwewaad	zaagiʼiwesiwaa

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/zaagi-iwe-vai