dictionary / translation Lingala

esíká, pl. bisika (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)

place, where, location, location

esika + subjonctif
instead of ...

esika te
while ...

18 examples (bandakisa zómi na mwámbe) ...

Nazui esika te.: I have no place.
makaku awelaki kupé, esika ya kotia mokila ezali te.: The monkey fought for the short (pants), a place to put the tail there is not.
bisika nioso: everywhere
Esika nkoyi azali, kotia ntaba te.: where there is a leopard, don't put a goat.
mokolo moko te. mbala moko te. eloko moko te. moto moko te. esika moko te.: Never (not one day). Never (not one time). Nothing (not one thing). Nobody (not one man). Nowhere (not one place).
Soki olingi kozwa engunduka, bisika ya kotika motuka ezali.: If you want to take the train, there are places to leave the car (parkings).
engunduka akoki komema motuka na yo tii na bisika ya bangomba ya milayi milayi ebengami Alpe.: The train can take your car to a place with very large mountains called the Alps
basumbaka te esika batokaka mayi: they don't poop where they draw water
nzoto na ngai tempelo ya Nzambe, esika Molimo Mosantu akofanda: My body is the temple of God, the place where the Holy Spirit will reside.
esika oyo ezali salite mingi: This place is very dirty.
ebongi obongisa esika oyo. bapaya bazali koya.: You should tidy up this place. The people are coming.
keba na esika wana okoki kokweya: Watch out! at this spot you may fall.
esika ya kosuba eza awa te: There's no place to pee here.
kombola esika oyo. salite eza ebele.: Sweep that spot. There's a lot of dirt.
yebisa ngai esika olalaki pe na nani.: Let me know where you slept and with who.
nayebi te esika nini moninga na ngai akendaki kolokota ye wana.: I don't know where my friend went to pick that one up.
mwasi na ngai aboti likaku na esika ya mwana.: My wife gave birth to an ape instead of a child.
nayebi esika ewuta te.: I don't know where that comes from.

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