dictionary / translation Lingala

bapeseli, form of a verb

infinitive : kopésa
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 )

kopésa, regular construction (root : pes) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to give
to assign, to furnish

komipésa
to give oneself, to devote oneself

see also : kokaba

45 examples (bandakisa ntúkú mínei na mítáno) ...

pesa ngai bakombo na bango: give me their names
pesa ngai lipwepwe.: Give me a kiss
nzete ya mbila epesaka nsamba, mafuta mbila na mpose.: The palmtree provides palmwine, palmoil and the mpose.
Soki okokoma kuna, pesa bango mbote.: When you arrive there, greet them (give them greetings).
Pesa loboko na bango nyonso.: Give them all a hand.
Pesa losako na baninga na yo.: Greet your friends.
Apesaki ngai mpasi na motema.: She gave me pain in my heart.
pesa mbote na libota na yo: Greet your family
Napesi Nzambe matondi mpo na yo: I thank God for you.
pesa ye mbote / pesa bango mbote: greet him / greet them
tshombo oyo opesi ngai ezosala te: The phone that you gave me doesn't work.
nzambe apesa yo makasi.: May God give you the force.
Ozopesa nga kanda: You're making me angry.
pesa ngai esume napangusa nzoto.: Give me a towel that I wipe the body.
mbote, boni nzoto ? nga naza malamu. nalingaki kaka napesa yo mbote: Hello, how's the body (the health) ? I'm doing well. I just wanted to greet you.
naboyi biloko nionso ekopesa litomba te: I refuse everything that will not give a benefit
nzambe apesa biso bonsomi ya kopona: May God give us the freedom of choice
soki namati likolo ya ngomba epesaka nga kizunguzungu.: If I climb on the mountain, it gives me vertigo (dizziness).
pesa ngai emekele ya bolayi nameka bolayi ya lopango na ngai: give me a tool to measure lengths so that I measure the dimensions of my lot
pesa ngai bolangiti nafinika. nayoki malili.: Give me a blanket so that I can cover myself. I feel cold.
opesi ngai biloko ya kolia mingi: You gave me a lot of things to eat
kopesa ye mbongo mingi te, aza nanu mwana muke: Don't give him much money, it's still a little child
kopesa ngai kanda te lelo: don't get me upset today
koleka liboso na ngai te, ezopesa ngai kanda: Don't pass in front of me, it angers me
naza na mbongo ya kopesa yo te: I don't have money to give you
mbongo oyo natikalaki na yango napesi yango yaya na yo: I have given the money that was left (the money that I staid with) to your sister.
oye, opesi biso ata mbote te. likambo nini ?: You came, you didn't even salute us. What's the matter ?
kopesa mutu mbote ezali ofele: To greet someone is free.
kotala ngai bongo te. okopesa ngai kanda.: Don't look at me like that. You will get me angry.
nazozela opesa ngai eyano na motuna na ngai.: I'm waiting that you give me the answer to my question.
nasepeli na eyano opesi ngai te.: I didn't like the answer you gave me.
pesa ngai falanga nasomba bilamba: Give me money so that I buy clothes.
pesa mbwa na ngai mikuwa wana. alia.: Give those bones to my dog. That he eats.
bawuti kopesa ngai nsango moko ya mabe: They just gave me some bad news.
bangungi oyo bakoki kopesa yo bokono: Those mosquitoes can give you a disease.
aza kaka mwana muke. Kopesa ye bazoka te.: He's only a small child. Don't give him chewing gum.
kopesa mwana na ngai bokono te.: Don't give a disease to my child.
soki napesi yo mbongo wana, ngai, nakolia ndenge nini ?: If I give you that money, me, how will I eat ?
mama, mela bakisi na yo oyo munganga apesi.: Mum, take your medicine that the doctor prescribed you.
moninga na ye wana ya mundele apesaka ngai kanda.: Her white friend there makes me angry.
nakoki kopesa mbongo na ngai na ndumba te.: I cannot give my money to a prostitute.
bapesi ngai eloko ya kolia te.: They haven't given me anything to eat.
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.
Nalembi koliya bazoka oyo po epesi nga mbanga pasi: I'm tired of eating this chewing gum, cause it makes my jaw hurt.
pesa ngai alimeti napelisa likaya.: Give me a match so I can light the cigarette.

plural of "peseli"

lompese, pl. mpese (class 11/10m : lo- / m- : in front of p,b exception - special form )
peseli, pl. bapeseli (class 9a/10a (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural from context (or informal/modern ba-), not with n-/m-) (None)

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