dictionary / translation Lingala

kokwa, form of a verb

infinitive : kokwa
time : (linoko, ebandeli) infinitive (ko-) or in negative (etinda) plural imperative

kokwa, regular construction (root : kw) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

take, snatch, catch, capture, recover
to be worth

kokwela
to take in mariage

derived words : likwéla, likuéla

tags :

mariage

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

Zaire moko ekokwa makuta nkama: One zaïre is worth 100 makuta

kokwéya, regular construction (root : kwey) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kokwea, regular construction (root : kwe) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kokwâ (kwe+a = kwâ)

to fall
to go bankrupt

madofolo ata eza monene ndenge nini ekoki kokweyisa masoko te
src : Oyebi que

16 examples (bandakisa zómi na motóbá) ...

nzete moto ekweyi na mopepe: the tree fell due to wind
nzete ya mbuma, makasa na yango ekweyi: The fruit tree, it's leaves fell off.
mwasi ya mabele etelema to mwasi ya mabele ekweya ?: A girl with upstanding breasts or a girl with fallen breasts ? (like before or after pregnancy)
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.
atuti libaku pe akweyi: He hit an obstacle and he fell
soki nalongoli bilamba okozua vertige na okokweya: If I remove the clothes, you will get dizzy and you will fall.
etape ya nzete ya mangolo ebukani mpe ekweyi likolo ya ndako: The branch of the mangotree broke off and fell on the house
nzete moko nde ekweyi awa: There's a tree that fell here.
keba na esika wana okoki kokweya: Watch out! at this spot you may fall.
kokweya awa te. kende kokweya kuna.: Don't fall here. Go fall there.
abandaki kotambola mbala moko akweyi na libulu: She had started to walk. One time she fell into a hole.
tshombo na ngai ekweyi na mayi.: My cellphone fell in the water.
Mutu akweyi. Bino boseki ye.: Someone fell. You guys are making fun of him.
bendele ekweya te !: may the flag not fall !
Madofolo ata eza monene ndenge nini, ekoki kokweyisa masoko te. source: facebook - oyebi que: However big the holes, it can't make the buttocks fall.
makasa ya nzete ya manga ekwei: The leaves of the mangotree fell off.

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