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totosa

totosa, form of a verb

kotosa, regular construction (root : tos) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

obey, respect, obedience (submission, respect)

derived words : botósi

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

ebongi totosa mobeko oyo pona tozala na kimia: We should respect that law to be in peace.
mobeko oyo ezali pasi mingi pona kotosa: That law is very hard to respect.

totosa, form of a verb

infinitive : kotosa
time : (eleká kala etikalá) far past perfect (tosálá = we have worked) or (mposa) wish, subjonctif, volonté (tósála =if/for we worked)
person : first person plural (we)