dictionary / translation Lingala

emekele, form of a verb

infinitive : komeka
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 : -el : applicative ( to ... for ... / to undergo )

komeka, regular construction (root : mek) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to try, to test
to taste
to measure

komekola
to compete, to rival
to imitate, to mimic

Peter ameki mbinzo
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derived words : momekano, emekele

4 examples (bandakisa mínei) ...

komeka mozindo na mosapi te.: One doesn't measure the depth with his finger.
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
meka nanu kotanga oyo.: Try first reading that.
kobosana te, soki omeki kobimisa sekele oyo tokobeta yo !: Don't forget, if you try to out this secret, we'll beat you up !

emekele, pl. bimekele (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)

tool for measuring

derived from : komeka

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1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

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

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