dictionary / translation Lingala - English [babendele]

babendele, form of a verb

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

kobénda, regular construction (root : bend) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

argued, attract, train, pull, pull, suck

kobéndana
to withdraw, to go away, to get out, to confront, to oppose

derived words : bobendani

8 examples (bandakisa mwámbe) ...

mwana na mwana, bendana !: that each child leaves !
benda bilili: rewind the film "mentally go back in time". "Think back, draw a conclusion and learn your lesson"
benda mpema, bimisa mpema. Benda mpema mulai.: breathe in, breathe out. Take a deep breath.
bazui singa po babenda mutuka: They took the rope to pull the car.
kobenda nzoto: to stretch, to stretch out
kobenda miso: attract attention
mbisi abendi ndobo.: a fish pulls the line.
nakobenda yo litoyi soki ozali koyoka te: I will pull your ear if you don't listen.

plural of "bendéle"

bendéle, pl. babendele (class 9a/10a (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural from context (or informal/modern ba-), not with n-/m-)

flag, banner

tombola bendele
© pvh (Letitia Nkanza Kalawuma)

bendele ekweya te !
© pvh (Letitia Nkanza Kalawuma)

Miss RDC Belgique na bendele ya Congo
src : Afrique Quotidien

bendele ya Congo
src : LeCongolais

synonymes : dalapó

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

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