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* THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OF FULL VERBS
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Full verbs are very different to the verb "to be", the good news is that they are easy to conjugate as well. They all use the suffix "ka" when conjugated.
Full verbs are very different to the verb "to be", the good news is that they are easy to conjugate as well. They all use the suffix "ka" when conjugated.


 
==Lingala subject pronouns==
Let's review the Lingala subject pronouns first!
Let's review the Lingala subject pronouns first!
Ngai >  Na/I


*Ngai >  Na/I
*Yo    >  O/You
*Yo    >  O/You
*Ye    >  A/He and She
*Ye    >  A/He and She
*Biso >  To/We
*Biso >  To/We
*Bino >  Bo/You(plural)
*Bino >  Bo/You(plural)
*Bango> Ba/They
*Bango> Ba/They


In the infinitive form every lingala verb has got the prefix "ko". To conjugate a full verb in the simple present tense, we replace it with the corresponding pronoun and add the suffix "ka" to the steem of the verb on the right.


Every verb has got the prefix "ko" in lingala. To conjugate a full verb in the simple present tense, we replace it with the corresponding pronoun and add the suffix "ka" to the steem of the verb. Here are some examples.  
Here are some examples.  


==To speak  >  Koloba==
To speak  >  Koloba (the steem is 'loba')
*Nalobaka lingala > I speak Lingala.
*Olobaka kikongo na lingala > You speak Kikongo and Lingala.
*Alobaka mingi > He/she speaks too much.
*Tolobaka minoko mingi > We speak many languages.
*Boloboka minoko misato > You speak three languages.
*Balobaka falanse > They speak French.


To speak  >  Koloba(the steem is 'loba')
==Practice==
Practice the following verbs by following the pattern above:
*Kolia (Eat),
*Komona (See),
*Kokende (go),
*Koya (come),
*Kotanga (Read and Study),
*Koyekola (Learn),
*Koyeba (Know),
*Kopesa (Give),
*Kozua (Take),
*Kobenga (Call).


  *Nalobaka lingala > I speak Lingala.
==Other Lessons==
 
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Create-your-first-simple-sentences-in-the-affirmative|Create your first simple sentences in the affirmative]]
  *Olobaka kikongo na lingala > You speak.  Kikongo and Lingala.
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-present-tense-To-be|The present tense To be]]
 
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
  *Alobaka mingi > He/she speaks too much.
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-subjunctive|The subjunctive]]
 
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Using-infinitive-verb-forms|Using infinitive verb forms]]
  *Tolobaka minoko mingi > We speak many languages.
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Simple-present-tense|Simple present tense]]
 
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/POSSESSIVES|POSSESSIVES]]
  *Boloboka minoko misato > You speak three languages.
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-Imperative-Mood|The Imperative Mood]]
 
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Present-progressive-tense|Present progressive tense]]
  *Balobaka falanse > They speak French.
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Practice the following verbs by following the pattern above:
Kolia (Eat), Komona (See), Kokende (go), Koya (come), Kotanga (Read and Study), Koyekola (Learn), Koyeba (Know), Kopesa (Give), Kozua (Take), Kobenga (Call).

Latest revision as of 23:17, 26 March 2023

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OF FULL VERBS

Full verbs are very different to the verb "to be", the good news is that they are easy to conjugate as well. They all use the suffix "ka" when conjugated.

Lingala subject pronouns[edit | edit source]

Let's review the Lingala subject pronouns first!

  • Ngai > Na/I
  • Yo > O/You
  • Ye > A/He and She
  • Biso > To/We
  • Bino > Bo/You(plural)
  • Bango> Ba/They

In the infinitive form every lingala verb has got the prefix "ko". To conjugate a full verb in the simple present tense, we replace it with the corresponding pronoun and add the suffix "ka" to the steem of the verb on the right.

Here are some examples.

To speak > Koloba[edit | edit source]

To speak > Koloba (the steem is 'loba')

  • Nalobaka lingala > I speak Lingala.
  • Olobaka kikongo na lingala > You speak Kikongo and Lingala.
  • Alobaka mingi > He/she speaks too much.
  • Tolobaka minoko mingi > We speak many languages.
  • Boloboka minoko misato > You speak three languages.
  • Balobaka falanse > They speak French.

Practice[edit | edit source]

Practice the following verbs by following the pattern above:

  • Kolia (Eat),
  • Komona (See),
  • Kokende (go),
  • Koya (come),
  • Kotanga (Read and Study),
  • Koyekola (Learn),
  • Koyeba (Know),
  • Kopesa (Give),
  • Kozua (Take),
  • Kobenga (Call).

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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