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ebengami, form of a verb

infinitive : kobénga, kobenga
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person singular or plural (objects) (it)
infixe : -am : passive / state ( to be / to get ... )

kobénga, regular construction (root : beng) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to call (also on the phone)
to name

benga voisin
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Benga ya ofele
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derived words : ebéngeli

9 examples (bandakisa libwá) ...

Tata azali na libanda. Benga ye.: Dad is outside. Call him.
Benga ngai lobi.: Call me tomorrow.
benga ngai. Ozokima ngai na phone.: Call me. You're avoiding me at the phone.
na poto tango ya malili ebengami hiver: In Europe the cold time is called 'hiver' (winter)
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
nakobenga yo lobi na pokwa: I will call you tomorrow evening.
Nabengaki liboso ya koya.: I called before coming.
Oyo nde oza kobenga " kolata malamu " ?: Is thát what you call " to dress well " ?
Benga mbila: Call the police

kobenga, regular construction (root : beng) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to follow
to lie down, to stretch out

kobengana
to chase, to repudiate,
to send away, to challenge
to hunt (down), to expel

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

Bolimbisi papa, kobengana mama na ndako te.: Please papa, don't chase mama from the house.

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