Verb transitive, applicative of teeba

MEANING 1

To pull down

Example of use

Teebela icitele cankokotubomfye amapulanga MEANING Tear down the chicken run so that we reuse the wood

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Toba, tobolola, bongolola,

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive – teebelwa

Twateebelwa i?anda MEANING our house was pulled down for fire wood

 

PROVERBS

Umupundutauteebelwa: uleifunafye.

Literal translation

Firewoodis not collected it just gives itself up.

Meaning

There is no excuse for not collecting it, its there for the taking.There are plenty of opportunities which await an industrious person

Bemba meaning

Ifisumatafipwa. Tabapupumina fintu fya pe. Teka umutima, cimo nga caya na cimbicikesa.