dictionary / translation Lingala

bafandi, form of a verb

infinitive : kofánda
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person plural (they)

kofánda, regular construction (root : fand) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kovánda, regular construction (root : vand) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to live (as in "where do you live")
to sit, to stay, to remain

derived words : mofándi

16 examples (bandakisa zómi na motóbá) ...

nafandaki na ndaku poso mobimba: I stayed at home all week
nalingi kofanda awa: I want to stay here
tofandi na ndako moko.: We live in the same house.
nafandaka na kati ya wenze: I live inside the market
Bambanda na nga nyoso bafandeli yo po na mbongo na yo: all my rivals stay with you for your money
koko ya Bobette avandaka na Bandal kala: The Bobette's grandpa lived in Bandal at the time
bana bavandaki na mabele mpo na bakiti ezalaki te. source: Espérance-François Ngayibata Bulayumi, Mosuni: The children sat on the ground because there were no chairs.
koyeba kofanda na batu ezalaka malamu: To know how to live with people is good
awa nde nazalaki kofanda tango nazalali mwana muke: It's here that I lived when I was a little child
nzoto na ngai tempelo ya Nzambe, esika Molimo Mosantu akofanda: My body is the temple of God, the place where the Holy Spirit will reside.
tofandi na se ya nzete. tozozua mopepe: We sit under the tree. We are relaxing.
tofandi na biso libanda. tozobeta masolo.: We sit outside together. We are talking.
nakoki koya kofanda na ndako na yo ?: Can I come live in your house ?
kende kozua bisaka na yo oya kofanda epayi na ngai: Go take your things to come stay with me.
nakokende kofanda epayi na ye tango nakozala na Amerika.: I will go live with her when I'll be in America.
fanda nye: shut up

plural of "mofándi"

mofándi, pl. bafandi (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))

inhabitant
resident

derived from : kofánda

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