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In Lingala, the verb "to be" is often represented as "za(li)". The verb can be used in conjunction with various pronouns to form sentences. The 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily conversations.


 
Here's a table of pronouns with their corresponding forms for the verb "to be":
*I > Ngai/na: I am strong > Naza(li) makasi
 
*You > Yo/o: You are short > Oza(li) mukuse
 
*He/she > Ye/a: He/she is here > Aza(li) awa
 
*It > ~/e: It is good > Eza(li) malamu
 
*We > biso/to: We are young > Toza(li) bilenge
 
*You > bino/bo: You are far > Boza(li) musika
 
*They > bango/ba: They are nice > Baza(li) kitoko
 
 
We use the steem forms of pronouns with the verb.
 
E.g: 'I' is 'ngai', but we say Nazali for 'I am'
 
So, we have :


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|I || na (steem form)
|Pronoun || Verb "To Be" (stem form)
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|You || o (steem form)
|I (Ngai) || na
|-
|-
|He/she || a (steem form)
|You (Yo) || o
|-
|-
|It || e ( steem form)
|He/she (Ye) || a
|-
|-
|We || to (steem form)
|It || e
|-
|-
|You || bo (steem form)
|We (Biso) || to
|-
|-
|They || ba (steem form)
|You (plural, Bino) || bo
|-
|They (Bango) || ba
|}
|}


Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks.
Here are some examples using the verb "to be" with various pronouns:
 
I am strong > Ngai > Naza(li) makasi
 
You are short > Yo > Oza(li) mukuse
 
He/she is here > Ye > Aza(li) awa
 
It is good > Eza(li) malamu
 
We are young > Biso > Toza(li) bilenge
 
You are far (plural) > Bino > Boza(li) musika
 
They are nice > Bango > Baza(li) kitoko
 


Here are some examples
Examples without the 'li' verb ending:
*I am a man > naza mobali (instead of 'nazali')


*She is a woman > Aza mwasi (instead of 'azali')
I am a man > Ngai > Naza mobali (instead of 'Nazali')


She is a woman > Ye > Aza mwasi (instead of 'Azali')


==Other Lessons==
==Other Lessons==

Revision as of 21:33, 27 March 2023

Verb to be in Lingala (simple present)
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In Lingala, the verb "to be" is often represented as "za(li)". The verb can be used in conjunction with various pronouns to form sentences. The 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily conversations.

Here's a table of pronouns with their corresponding forms for the verb "to be":

Pronoun Verb "To Be" (stem form)
I (Ngai) na
You (Yo) o
He/she (Ye) a
It e
We (Biso) to
You (plural, Bino) bo
They (Bango) ba

Here are some examples using the verb "to be" with various pronouns:

I am strong > Ngai > Naza(li) makasi

You are short > Yo > Oza(li) mukuse

He/she is here > Ye > Aza(li) awa

It is good > Eza(li) malamu

We are young > Biso > Toza(li) bilenge

You are far (plural) > Bino > Boza(li) musika

They are nice > Bango > Baza(li) kitoko


Examples without the 'li' verb ending:

I am a man > Ngai > Naza mobali (instead of 'Nazali')

She is a woman > Ye > Aza mwasi (instead of 'Azali')

Other Lessons

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