gikendan

Ojibwe

Etymology

gik- (“know”) + -end (“act on, perceive by thought”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

gikendan (changed conjunct form gekendang, stem gikend-)

  1. know
    Aanawi go ogii-gikendaan ji-wekwaaseying iwe ziinzibaakwad.
    He knew that we were going to run out of sugar but he didn't do anything about it.
  2. know about
  3. find out, realize
  4. remember

Derived terms

  • gikenjige (“know things, detransitive”)
  • gikenim (“know someone or something, animate object”)

References

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