dictionary / translation Lingala - English [bakutanaka]

bakutanaka, form of a verb

infinitive : kokúta
time : (ezalisi emesaná) present habit (-aka) ou (eleká kala emesaná) far past (-áká)
person : third person plural (they)
infixe : -an : reciprocal, mutually ( to ... each other )

kokúta, regular construction (root : kut) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to find, to meet

kokútana
to find [eachother], to meet [eachother]

kokútola
decrease, diminish, reduce

see also : kotála

8 examples (bandakisa mwámbe) ...

Soki nzoto to poso ya moto ekutani na ya moto mosusu, tina ya kobanga ezali te.: If the body or the skin of a person meets with that of another person, there's no reason to fear.
nalukiluki, kasi nakuti te: I search everywhere, but I can't find (it)
bomoyi ebandaka ntango liki ya mama ekutani na momboto ya tata.: Life begins when the egg of the mother meets with the sperm of the father.
tokutana ndenge nini naza na hotel Ibis: How would we find each other ? I'm at hotel Ibis.
ngomba na ngomba ekutanaka te kasi batu na batu bakutanaka Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): Mountains don't run into each other, but humans run into each other
nakutani na mwasi ya bomoyi na nga: I've met the woman of my life
sala nyonso olingi po nakuta ye awa te !: Do everything you want so that I don't find her here.
tokutanaki na mama leki na nzela.: We met auntie on the way.

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