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==TO BE== | ==TO BE== | ||
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Let's review the last lesson about the verb TO BE (https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Lingala/Grammar/Verb-to-be) | Let's review the last lesson about the verb TO BE (https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Lingala/Grammar/Verb-to-be) | ||
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|style="width:150px;" |I am | |||
|style="width:150px;" |Nazali/naza | |||
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|You are || Ozali/oza | |||
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|He/she is || Azali/aza | |||
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|It is || Ezali/eza | |||
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|We are || Tozali/toza | |||
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|You are || Bozali/boza | |||
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|They are || Bazali/baza | |||
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The verb TO HAVE (TO POSSESS) derive from the verb TO BE. In fact, we litteraly say TO BE WITH (kozala na) | The verb TO HAVE (TO POSSESS) derive from the verb TO BE. In fact, we litteraly say TO BE WITH (kozala na) | ||
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*I have (got) > Naza(li) na: I have a phone> Naza na telefoni | *I have (got) > Naza(li) na: I have a phone> Naza na telefoni | ||
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*They have (got) > Baza(li) na: They have children> Baza na bana. | *They have (got) > Baza(li) na: They have children> Baza na bana. | ||
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Note: The spoken language always use the short form of the verb. We say 'naza' instead of 'nazali' though the complete form is used in formal writings. | Note: The spoken language always use the short form of the verb. We say 'naza' instead of 'nazali' though the complete form is used in formal writings. | ||
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Revision as of 22:34, 9 April 2019
The simple present tense of the verb TO HAVE (kozala na)
TO BE
Let's review the last lesson about the verb TO BE (https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Lingala/Grammar/Verb-to-be) | ||||||||||||||
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TO HAVE
The verb TO HAVE (TO POSSESS) derive from the verb TO BE. In fact, we litteraly say TO BE WITH (kozala na)
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