Verb intransitive

MEANING 1

To be weak/to be without strength

Example of use

Uyu mwana alitaapaala MEANING this child is a weakling

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Na?ana, tompoka, nenuka, taapaaluka, topaala

 

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Intensive – Taapaalisha

Umwana aba uwataapaalisha MEANING The child is very weak

 

Applicative – Taapaalila

 

FIGURATIVE

Uyu muntu alitaapaala mu mutwe MEANING This person is weak in head, he does not think properly