motéma,
pl. mitema (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)
mutema,
pl. mitema (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)Kinshasa version
heart, strength of character
- Motema na ngai ezali kobeta po na yo
- My heart beats for you
- Akati motema.
- he died (he cut the heart)
- motema mabe
- wickedness, badness
- oza na motema malamu
- You have a good heart (You are nice)
- Apesaki ngai mpasi na motema.
- She gave me pain in my heart.
- eloko nalakisa te. Nalingi yo. Nabombi yango na kati ya motema na ngai.
- There's something I don't show. I love you. I've hidden that in my heart.
- lala malamu. - yo pe, motema na ngai, noki tomonana. nalela yo makasi.
- Sleep tight. - You too, my love, that we may see eachother soon. I thoroughly love you. (in lingala : "I have loved you thoroughly" - past)
- Na motema nayebaki ete ezali mabe, kasi namonaki ndenge mosusu ya kosala te.
- In the heart I knew it was bad, but I saw no other way of acting.
- motema na nga ezoki
- My heart was hurt / wounded
- euti nase ya motema
- that comes from the bottom of the heart
- wuta ngai nakoma kosambela, nakoma na kimia na motema.
- Since I started praying, I had peace of heart.
- semeki na yo azalaka motema mabe
- Your sister in law is wicked.
- papa nkulutu na biso azalaka mutema mabe
- The big brother of my mother is wicked.
- moyibi ya motema
- thief of hearts (sweetheart, someone who stole the heart of someone)
- yo ozali na kati ya motema na ye te.
- You, you are not in his heart.
- tokanga motema banda kala.
- We have supported since long.
- motema mpiko
- brave heart
- kokanga motema
- to support (to endure, to bear), to hold a grudge
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