dictionary / translation Lingala

basambua, form of a verb

infinitive : kosambua, kosambue
time : (eleká kala etikalá) far past perfect (tosálá = we have worked) or (mposa) wish, subjonctif, volonté (tósála =if/for we worked)
person : third person plural (they)

kosámbwa, regular construction (root : sambw) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kosambua, regular construction (root : sambu) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kosambwe, regular construction (root : sambw) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kosambue, regular construction (root : sambu) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to dishonor himself, to lose his credit, to make oneself ridicule
to get shamed

kosámbwisa - kosambuisa
to dishonor

kipe ya yo. baboya basambua
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derived words : sambwe, sambue

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verbs with [ko...e]

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

kipe ya yo baboya basambua: mind your business, they don't want to get shamed
moyibi ya cable ya courant, asambwe na Lemba.: An electricitycablethief has put himself to shame in Lemba

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