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yagala (-yagadde

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Meaning

mjagadde) v.tr. want, desire; love; like; as aux. be about to, be on the point of, (to) almost... Okutya kwaya- gala okun.Simla eddalu. Fear almost drove me mad. Enkuba eyagala kutonnya. It is likely to rain.

yagala (-yagadde, mjagadde) v.tr. want, desire; love; like; as aux. be about to, be on the point of, (to) almost... Okutya kwaya- gala okun.Simla eddalu. Fear almost drove me mad. Enkuba eyagala kutonnya. It is likely to rain.

Related Words
yagaagaza (-yagaagazizza) v.tr. caus. broaden spread out, flatten. yagaayagana (-yagaayaganye njagaayaganye) v.i. be ill at ease; be indisposed; be in an awkward/uncomfortable situation. yagalanya (-yagalanyizza) v.tr. recip. caus. cause to like each other. cf. -yagazi obwagazi, kyeyagalire, omwagazi, omwagalwa, omweyagazi. yagalika (-yagalise) yagalikika (-yaga- likise) v.i. neut. 1 & 2 be likableAove- able; be easy to like/love. Yali muntu ayagalikika. He was a likable p yagalirira (-yagaliridde) v.tr. appl. 2 have a half-hearted liking for like mildly. yagalwa yagalibwa (-yagaliddwa) v.i. pass, be liked/loved, etc. yagayaga invar adj. loose, poorly connected. yagaza (-yagazizza) v.tr caus. I make like; cause to want; want for. Ekitabo kyange nkyagaza ssiringi emu. I want one shilling for my book. Onjagaza ki? Wh yaga (-yaze) v.i. melt. okwaga inf. take up a lot of room; stretch out extend, be extensive; be stout; be flattened. Entebe ey'aba- biri mu bbaasi ayagala agituuleko bw'omu ayagaagale nga Lwera. He lik yagalana (-yagalanye) v.i. recip. like each other; love each other. Abagagga n'abagagga baagalana. fprou.J Rich people like each other. Birds of a feath yagaliza (-yagalizza) v.tr. appl. caus. wish for (someone). Tukwagaliza obu- wanguzi mu bigendererwa byo. We wish you success in your objectives. yagayaga (-yazeyaze) v.tr. redup. feel; caress. okwagayaga inf.