Transitive and verb intransitive

MEANING 1

To bend

Example of use

Tebula mu moolu MEANING to bendthe legs

Aletebulafye mu moolu MEANING hewalks in a sprightly way bending his legs

Mwilatebula mu moolu, mulekansa amoolu MEANING do notbend your legs in walking, you must stiffen them

MEANING 2

To be weak in legs

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tebuka

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative – Tebwila

 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

 

Wantebulaamoolu mwansakabinga! MEANING you have bent my legs or you have made my legs to be heavy you devil. MEANINGyou have made me pregnant.

 

 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

 

Teebuloumulandu MEANING tocut short the case in courts of law or to discontinue the case

Insalaya muteebula MEANINGhehas been cut to the ground by hunger. MEANING-he is very hungry