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esengeli, form of a verb

infinitive : kosenga
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 )

kosenga, regular construction (root : seng) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to ask, to demand, to beg
to seek

kosengela
to require
to must

mbano esengeli na bilombe
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derived words : bosengi, bisenga, moséngi

see also : kotúna

7 examples (bandakisa nsambo) ...

nzoto ezosenga tosibana: The body is asking for us to make love.
asengi ngai nakitisa makolo na kiti.: He asks me to get the feet down from the chair.
esengeli ...: It must ...
tokosenga epayi ya Nzambe abatela biso ti na suka ya sanza.: We will ask God that he may protect us till the end of the month.
basengi mbongo ebele kuna na lopitalo.: The asked a lot of money there at the hospital.
Kosenga ye te. Akoboya lisusu.: Don't ask her. She will refuse again.
Aya, tosolola na ye esengeli .: Let her come, let's talk properly.

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