Verb Intransitive.

MEANING 1.

To be lower, to come down, descend.

Example of use.

Palyapalitentemuka MEANING That place is lower than here.

Tentemuka ulupili or tentemuka pa lupiliMEANING To descend, come down a hill.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Suluka.

Example of use.

Itoloshi nalitentemuka MEANING The trousers has comedown.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-sensela.

MEANING 2.

To arrive, come.

Example of use.

Twatitwikale abantu batentemuka MEANING Hardly had we sat down thansome people came.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Intensive: -tentemukisha.

Applicative: -tentemukila.