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kozua, regular construction (root : zu) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kozwa, regular construction (root : zw) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

not to be confused with kosua

to earn, to get, to take, to receive, to pass, to catch

Nazui diplôme
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ekozua bino temps !
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ata ezui mayi ekopela kaka
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sepela na kozua ya moninga, motema mabe efutaka te
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derived words : bozui, bozwi, azwakaté, azuakate

26 examples (bandakisa ntúkú míbalé na motóbá) ...

Azui mikanda.: He has received his papers.
Nazui esika te.: I have no place.
tala boni bana Jacob azuaki mpe lolenge boni azuaki bango: see how many children Jacob got and also in what way he got them
lolenge moto akoki kokaba to kozua VIH: the way someone can transmit or catch HIV.
manguele mpe kisi ezali te po na kobatela moto azua VIH to bokono ya SIDA te.: There's no vaccine nor a medicine to protect someone from acquiring HIV or the disease AIDS.
bazui singa po babenda mutuka: They took the rope to pull the car.
soki nalongoli bilamba okozua vertige na okokweya: If I remove the clothes, you will get dizzy and you will fall.
Soki olingi kozwa engunduka, bisika ya kotika motuka ezali.: If you want to take the train, there are places to leave the car (parkings).
mwana azui zemi ya papa: the child got pregnant from a daddy
yo okozwa mbata okomona !: You, you will receive a slap, you will see !
papa, zwa bisaka na yo, kende malembe: Mister, take your things, leave calmly
tofandi na se ya nzete. tozozua mopepe: We sit under the tree. We are relaxing.
bozui bakiti ya noko na ngai: You took the chairs of my uncle.
ebongi obima na mwana na yo po azua mopepe: You should step out with your child so he can take some aire.
zua nga foto ya kitoko.: Take me a nice picture.
kende kozua bisaka na yo oya kofanda epayi na ngai: Go take your things to come stay with me.
Ozui mokano ya kolelisa ngai.: You made the decision to make me cry.
Nakozwa yo na prince wana: I will pick you up on that road.
tozwi likama na nzela.: We had an accident on the way.
tozwi lipanda: We obtained the independance
azwakate azwi: the looser got something for once (expression: he who never has anything got something for once and show it off / someone who lives above his level)
Tokendeki kozwa bitekuteku na kati ya zamba.: We went to pick bitekuteku inside the forest.
Nabimaki kozwa mopepe.: I went out to take some air.
Djo ayebaki ete kosopa zemi ezali lisumu monene, kasi makango na ye azwaki zemi, mpe Djo azalaki na likoki te ya kobala mpe kobokola mwana.: Djo knew that having an abortion is a great sin, but his fiancée got pregnant and Djo did not have the means to get married and raise a child.
po na kozwa bis okoki kosomba tiké po na mokolo moko, sanza moko to mbula mobimba.: To take the bus, you can buy a ticket for one day, one month or a whole year.
kende kozwa biloko na yo kuna: Go take your food there.

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