Verb transitive

MEANING

To have, to possess, to own

Example of use

Tawakwata maka, MEANING you have no strength

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

bana

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE; fikwatwa

PASSIVE -kwatwa

APPLICATIVE-kwatila

INTENSIVE-kwatisha

PROVERBS

Mwashima kwata alabifya.

LITERAL TRANSLATION

It is wrong to borrow something and then treat it as your own property.

BEMBA MEANING

Nga wayashime citabocamubiyo atemwa icintu cimbi ufwile ukubwesha bwangu. Ukwashima kwakutiwacicita kwati cobe kwena kubiifya.