dictionary / translation Lingala

esimbeli, form of a verb

infinitive : kosímba
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person singular or plural (objects) (it)
infixe : -el : applicative ( to ... for ... / to undergo )

kosímba, regular construction (root : simb) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to hold, to grasp
to touch

kosímbisa
to lend, to confide

na skol esimbi
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derived words : esímbeli

5 examples (bandakisa mítáno) ...

Azali kosimba kitunga.: She carries a basket.
mpepo ekweyi na wenze ya Simba Zigida. Epanzi wenze. Bato nyoso bakufi.: A plane fell on the Simba Zigida market. It destroyed the market. Everyone is dead.
pona nini bolingo ya mosika esimbaka te ?: Why doesn't long distance love hold ?
Asimbi mokili na maboko na ye: He holds the world in his hands
kosimba biloko ya bato te.: Don't touch the people's things.

esímbeli, pl. bisimbeli (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)

synonymes : ekamateli

derived from : kosímba

ekamateli, pl. bikamateli (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)

handle, handgrip

synonymes : esímbeli

derived from : kokamata

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