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The simple present tense is used to talk about things that you do all the time, such as ‘I usually buy’ or ‘I usually pay attention’. | The simple present tense is used to talk about things that you do all the time, such as ‘I usually buy’ or ‘I usually pay attention’. | ||
The construction of this tense is pretty simple and straightforward. For kosomba (to buy), first, drop the ‘ko-’, which leaves ‘-somba’. Add the appropriate subject pronoun at the beginning and then ‘-ka’ at the end. That’s it. | The construction of this tense is pretty simple and straightforward. For kosomba (to buy), first, drop the ‘ko-’, which leaves ‘-somba’. Add the appropriate subject pronoun at the beginning and then ‘-ka’ at the end. That’s it. | ||
So for kosomba, the simple present tense becomes: | So for kosomba, the simple present tense becomes: | ||
* na+somba+ka – nasombaka – I usually buy | * na+somba+ka – nasombaka – I usually buy | ||
* o+somba+ka – osombaka – you usually buy | * o+somba+ka – osombaka – you usually buy | ||
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* ba+somba+ka – basombaka – they usually buy | * ba+somba+ka – basombaka – they usually buy | ||
* e+somba+ka – esombaka – it usually buys | * e+somba+ka – esombaka – it usually buys | ||
And for kokeba (to pay attention), it becomes: | And for kokeba (to pay attention), it becomes: | ||
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* ba+keba+ka – bakebaka – they usually pay attention | * ba+keba+ka – bakebaka – they usually pay attention | ||
* e+keba+ka – ekebaka – it usually pays attention | * e+keba+ka – ekebaka – it usually pays attention | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 4 October 2021
Simple present tense – Learn the Lingala Language
The simple present tense is used to talk about things that you do all the time, such as ‘I usually buy’ or ‘I usually pay attention’.
The construction of this tense is pretty simple and straightforward. For kosomba (to buy), first, drop the ‘ko-’, which leaves ‘-somba’. Add the appropriate subject pronoun at the beginning and then ‘-ka’ at the end. That’s it.
So for kosomba, the simple present tense becomes:
- na+somba+ka – nasombaka – I usually buy
- o+somba+ka – osombaka – you usually buy
- a+somba+ka – asombaka – he/she usually buys
- to+somba+ka – tosombaka – we usually buy
- bo+somba+ka – bosombaka – you usually buy (plural)
- ba+somba+ka – basombaka – they usually buy
- e+somba+ka – esombaka – it usually buys
And for kokeba (to pay attention), it becomes:
- na+keba+ka – nakebaka – I usually pay attention
- o+keba+ka – okebaka – you usually pay attention
- a+keba+ka – akebaka – he/she usually pays attention
- to+keba+ka – tokebaka – we usually pay attention
- bo+keba+ka – bokebaka – you usually pay attention (plural)
- ba+keba+ka – bakebaka – they usually pay attention
- e+keba+ka – ekebaka – it usually pays attention
Source
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf