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Lingala subject Pronouns and the verb to be (simple present) | Lingala subject Pronouns and the verb to be (simple present) | ||
Pronouns> Ba pronom (from French) | Pronouns> Ba pronom (from French) | ||
I > Ngai/na: I am strong > Naza(li) makasi | *I > Ngai/na: I am strong > Naza(li) makasi | ||
You > Yo/o: You are short > Oza(li) mukuse | *You > Yo/o: You are short > Oza(li) mukuse | ||
He/she > Ye/a: He/she is here > Aza(li) awa | *He/she > Ye/a: He/she is here > Aza(li) awa | ||
It > ~/e: It is good > Eza(li) malamu | *It > ~/e: It is good > Eza(li) malamu | ||
We > biso/to: We are young > Toza(li) bilenge | *We > biso/to: We are young > Toza(li) bilenge | ||
You > bino/bo: You are far > Boza(li) musika | *You > bino/bo: You are far > Boza(li) musika | ||
They > bango/ba: They are nice > Baza(li) kitoko | *They > bango/ba: They are nice > Baza(li) kitoko | ||
We use the steem forms of pronouns with the verb. | We use the steem forms of pronouns with the verb. | ||
E.g: 'I' is 'ngai', but we say Nazali for 'I am' | E.g: 'I' is 'ngai', but we say Nazali for 'I am' | ||
So, we have : | So, we have : | ||
* I > na (steem form) | |||
* You > o (steem form) | |||
*He/she > a (steem form) | |||
*It > e ( steem form) | |||
*We > to (steem form) | |||
* You > bo (steem form) | |||
*They > ba (steem form) | |||
Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks. Here are some examples. | Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks. Here are some examples. | ||
*I am a man > naza mobali (instead of 'nazali') | |||
*She is a woman > Aza mwasi (instead of 'azali') | |||
Revision as of 17:27, 5 April 2019
Lingala subject Pronouns and the verb to be (simple present)
Pronouns> Ba pronom (from French)
- 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 :
- I > na (steem form)
- You > o (steem form)
- He/she > a (steem form)
- It > e ( steem form)
- We > to (steem form)
- You > bo (steem form)
- They > ba (steem form)
Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks. Here are some examples.
- I am a man > naza mobali (instead of 'nazali')
- She is a woman > Aza mwasi (instead of 'azali')