dictionary / translation Lingala

esimbaka, form of a verb

infinitive : kosímba
time : (ezalisi emesaná) present habit (-aka) ou (eleká kala emesaná) far past (-áká)
person : third person singular or plural (objects) (it)

kosímba, regular construction (root : simb) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to hold, to grasp
to touch

kosímbisa
to lend, to confide

na skol esimbi
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derived words : esímbeli

5 examples (bandakisa mítáno) ...

Azali kosimba kitunga.: She carries a basket.
mpepo ekweyi na wenze ya Simba Zigida. Epanzi wenze. Bato nyoso bakufi.: A plane fell on the Simba Zigida market. It destroyed the market. Everyone is dead.
pona nini bolingo ya mosika esimbaka te ?: Why doesn't long distance love hold ?
Asimbi mokili na maboko na ye: He holds the world in his hands
kosimba biloko ya bato te.: Don't touch the people's things.

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