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bakiti, form of a verb

infinitive : kokita
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person plural (they)

kokita, regular construction (root : kit) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to land, to come down

kokitisa
(to send down) to lower, to calm

komikitisa
to bow, to submit, to belittle, to lower oneself

kokitana
to follow [one another], to succeed
to inherit

see also : kosunda, komata

derived words : mokitani, mokitano

6 examples (bandakisa motóbá) ...

Mpepo ekiti.: The plane lands.
kitisa talo.: lower the price.
Kitisa maboko na nse.: Put your hands down.
asengi ngai nakitisa makolo na kiti.: He asks me to get the feet down from the chair.
kokita nanu te. zela mukie.: Don't come down yet. Wait a bit.
tango akitaka, akitaka na nkembo, abongolaka nioso, apesaka makasi, asekwisaka nioso. © Moïse Mbiye - Tango na Ye: When He descends, He descends in glory, He changes everything, He gives power, He resurrects everything.

plural of "kíti", "kíti"

kíti, pl. bakiti (class 1a/2 : - / ba-)

chair, seat

tags :

furniture

4 examples (bandakisa mínei) ...

asengi ngai nakitisa makolo na kiti.: He asks me to get the feet down from the chair.
bana bavandaki na mabele mpo na bakiti ezalaki te. source: Espérance-François Ngayibata Bulayumi, Mosuni: The children sat on the ground because there were no chairs.
komema kiti na yo awa te: Don't bring your chair here.
bozui bakiti ya noko na ngai: You took the chairs of my uncle.

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