esigwa, nywevu.
bulijjo, ennakuzonna, emirundi mingi, lutata.
kneel in front of. Bangi baagendanga gy'ali okumufukaamirira. Many people used to go and kneel before him. v.i. kneel constantly; kneel all the time.
change constantly.
buy constantly; hire; bribe.
lwadde, kosefu; vide omuyi. become i., okulwala. get ill constantly, okugozoobana. be very i., okukoseka, okuyinguka. make i., okulwaza.
a- (ka/bu) continual/constant smile, cf. mwenya.
a mechanism through constant use); rare form, take form (of fruit).
a- also akasimo (ka/bu) hoe worn down by constant use. okukwata akasimu, to dig, work in the field/garden, cf. ensimu.
ndeebuukanye) v.i. move about constantly; take trouble (with); bother (with). okuleebuukana n'emirimu, to tend to chores.
o- (lu/n) one who constantly hangs around, hanger-on, pest; sponger, cf. aka- kokobe.
o- adv. repeatedly, constantly, all the time.
o- adv. all the time, constantly, incessantly, endlessly, cf. ggwa.
o- with the -a of rel. persistent; constant; repeated, mu ngeri ey'olutentezi, persistently; repeatedly.
e-: kwesiba nkerekejje (followed by inf.), commit oneself (to), work constantly and devotedly (in order to); be determined (to).
e- adv. constantly, incessantly.
move about all the time, roam all over.
roast, kusiika muntu miggo, to give a person a sound beating (with sticks). Asiika obulamu tassa mukono. (prov.) lit. He who roasts life does not put down his hand. He who is concerned with his life will constantly strive to preserve it.
incessantly.
v., okukyala, okubunga, okulambula; okulanya. v. constantly, okubeyuka, okuseya, okusereggana. make a short v., okubandagala. be on a v., okugenyiwa, okunyegera.
argue constantly.
njeeye) v.tr. repeat again and again; harp on, talk about constantly (esp. with irritation or hostility). okuyeeya inf.
o- (mu/ba) constant talker, omu- teetuzi w'olugambo, gossip, gossiper. cf. teetula.
v.i. appl. 2 keep throbbing; be beaten all the time/constantly (of drums).
o- (mu/ba) balky person, one who constantly refuses requests, despises gifts, etc. cf. zira.
consider carefully.
v.i. be constantly moving about; be a vagabond.
v.tr. caus. keep (someone) constantly on the move.
school); skip a day; fail to come; stay over, okwosa enkya, the day after tomorrow, enduulu ezitayosa, regular/constant alarms. Tayosa kusoma mawulire. He never misses reading the news. Omwana oyo ayosa nnyo okugenda okusoma. The child is very irregular in his school attendance. okwosa inf.
be or become well-established through constant use or development, cf. -kuukuu- tivu.
o- (mu/mi) lit. coming together. with the -a of rel. constant, continuous, steady, unending, frequent, obusambattuko bw'eby'obufuzi obw'omujjirano, constant political crises, cf. jja, jjira.
o- also omuwaanirizi (mu/ba) one who engages in constant flattery. cf. waana.
(-suganye) also sugasugana (-sugasuganye) v.i. move from side to side; be constantly moving; be restless.
v.tr. appl. 2. intens. be extremely solicitous about; be constantly concerned with; attach oneself to.
o- no plur. (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. frequent, constant, reiterated, repeated. okulabulwa okw'omuddinnanwa, repeated warning. e_nnendo ez'omuddinnanwa, constant trips, cf. ^dda, ddinnana.
v.tr. appl. 2 to work continually at building (a fire); to blow on (a fire) constantly to keep it going.
to show kindness, okugira ekisa, to show kindness, okugira ekyejo, to act insolently, gira is used primarily as an auxiliary verb with no constant English equivalent. It indicates action at intervals or continuous action for a period suggested by the English phrases every now and then, once in awhile, keep on. Nnagira nga ne mbakubamu essasi. Every now and then I would fire a shot at them. Tosuula ngabo ogira owazaako. Don't give up (lit. throw the shield), but keep on trying/just give it a try. Omu ku bakuumi kwe kugira nti... One of the guards went on to say.
to be doing this and that; to be constantly on the move.
-esiribiita (-esiribiise) v.i. refl. be constantly on the go.