Verb Transitive

MEANING 1

To teach, educate, instruct.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Fundisha.

MEANING 2

To strip.

Example of use

Funda ulushishi, MEANING: To strip bark-rope.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pinda.

MEANING 3

 To skin an animal.

Example of use

Funda inama, MEANING: To skin an animal.

MEANING 4

To go bad (of meat).

Example of use

Inama naifunda, MEANING: The meat has gone bad.

MEANING 5

To be ripe.

Example of use

Amale ayo bafundike yafunda, MEANING: The millet they placed in a basket to ripen is ripe.

MEANING 6

To be vigorous and well developed. (of plants).

MEANING 7

To be big and stout;

Example of use

Chali alifunda umubili, MEANING Chali is big and stout

MEANING 8

To be fertile, rich (of soil).

Example of use

Umushili walifunda eco ifilimwa fikulila bwangu MEANING: The soil is fertile which causes the plants to grow fast.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Mafundilo, fuka..

RELATEDWORDS/USE/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE:-Mufundo, -Ifundilo, –Ifunde.

PASSIVE:–Fundwa : To be taught; to be skinned.

APPLICATIVE: –fundila.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

1. Funda umuntu inyambi, MEANING to claim one’s dues forcibly.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

pinda

2.To be firmly established (station).

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

:Fukutuka, -Sensebuka.

3.Wafunda nomucila, LITERAL TRANSLATION: You have skinnedeven the tail.

MEANING:You have done a thorough job.

PROVERBS 1

Kolwe wafunda, washa pacipato.

Literal translation

You have skinned the monkey but left the difficult part on the rump.

Meaning

You nearly completed the task but gave up when you came to the real difficulty

BembaMeaning

Wileka kubomba walapwa pantu pashalafye panoono, teekuti epo ufilwe lintu umulimo ukalamba naupwa, shipikishafye walapwa.

Similar proverbs

Ukufilwe mfumbe pa citutu.

 

PROVERBS 2

Funde cinyelele, umuna?u waifunda akale,

Literal translation: Teach the little ant, the big one taught itself long ago.

Meaning: Don't waste time on obvious things

Bemba meaning: Kwaba bamo abacenjela nomba tabamoneka nga bamo. Amano batwala uko yalefwaikwa.