dictionary / translation Lingala

koka, form of a verb

infinitive : kokoka
time : (etinda) imperative (run ! let's go ! listen ! ...)
person : second person singular (you)

kokoka, regular construction (root : kok) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to be able (can)
to complete, to agree
to suffice, to be enough

kokokisa
to total, to top up, to perform, to make possible

kokokana
to look like, to compare oneself with

30 examples (bandakisa ntúkú mísáto) ...

Nakoki koboma yo: I was able to kill you
okokaki koya ( na ) makolo: you could come by foot
ekoki kokoma: it can happen
ekoki: enough, it suffices, it is full
Nakoki koloba lingala. Nayebi koloba lingala.: I'm able to speak lingala. I know how to speak Lingala.
Nakoki kotindela yo mbongo te.: I can not send you money.
lolenge moto akoki kokaba to kozua VIH: the way someone can transmit or catch HIV.
na likolo pela moko awa na nse moko te akokani na yo na nguya na kembo yo 'za nzambe: in heaven as here down below there is no one that ressembles you in power and glory, you are God
Nakoki komona eloko te mpo na molili.: I could see nothing because of the darkness.
nakoki komona yango ?: Can I see that ?
po na kozwa bis okoki kosomba tiké po na mokolo moko, sanza moko to mbula mobimba.: To take the bus, you can buy a ticket for one day, one month or a whole year.
engunduka akoki komema motuka na yo tii na bisika ya bangomba ya milayi milayi ebengami Alpe.: The train can take your car to a place with very large mountains called the Alps
Ndenge nini tokoki komikebisa na ngenge ya SIDA ?: How can we protect ourselves from the AIDS virus ?
bana bakoki kotanga malamu te likolo ya makelele ya wenze mpe solo ya fulu source: Espérance-François Ngayibata Bulayumi, Mosuni: The children couldn't study well because off the noise of the small market and the smell of the dump.
nakoki kobanga te zambi nazali somi na RDC.: I cannot be afraid because I'm legal in RDC.
tokoki kozala na kimia te na ndako oyo: We can't be in peace in this house
babongisi banzela oyo. tokoki koleka na mutuka.: They arranged those roads. We can pass with the car.
mwasi ya zemi akokaka basolo mususu te.: A pregnant woman can't stand certain odors.
lolenge boni nakoki koloba na mobali oyo pona atika nga kimia: How can I talk to that man so that he'd leave me in peace ?
biloko oyo, mafuta ekoki te. ebongi obakisa.: This food, there's not enough oil in it. You should add some.
keba na esika wana okoki kokweya: Watch out! at this spot you may fall.
nakoki koya kofanda na ndako na yo ?: Can I come live in your house ?
bangungi oyo bakoki kopesa yo bokono: Those mosquitoes can give you a disease.
mutu na ye ekokani na oyo ya tata na ye: His head ressembles the one of his father.
makolo na ye ekokani na libata.: His feet are like a duck.
Okoki kobeta ye te. Azali mwana mwasi: You may not beat her. She's a girl.
Soki tosangisi mbongo wana nyonso, tokoki kosomba lopango: If we put together all that money, we can buy a plot.
nakoki kopesa mbongo na ngai na ndumba te.: I cannot give my money to a prostitute.
Nazoluka nabosana, kasi nazokoka te.: I'm trying to forget but I can't.
balabala eza nzela oyo mituka ekoki koleka.: A street is a way where vehicles can pass.

koka

paralytic

to

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19 examples (bandakisa zómi na libwá) ...

Ozali mobali to mwasi ?: Are you a boy or a girl ?
Osuka to ozali na kelasi nini ? - Nasilisa kelasi ya ebandeli te.: What education level have you finished or are you in ? - I have not completed primary school.
lolenge moto akoki kokaba to kozua VIH: the way someone can transmit or catch HIV.
manguele mpe kisi ezali te po na kobatela moto azua VIH to bokono ya SIDA te.: There's no vaccine nor a medicine to protect someone from acquiring HIV or the disease AIDS.
Soki nzoto to poso ya moto ekutani na ya moto mosusu, tina ya kobanga ezali te.: If the body or the skin of a person meets with that of another person, there's no reason to fear.
kombo ya mboka to kombo ya ndaku ?: The name (family, tribe, village) or the forename (how they call you at home) ?
eza muana muasi to mobali ?: Is it a girl or a boy ?
mwasi ya mabele etelema to mwasi ya mabele ekweya ?: A girl with upstanding breasts or a girl with fallen breasts ? (like before or after pregnancy)
Soki insekte neti nzinzi, ngungi to nzoyi esui yo, tina ya kobanga ezali te.: When an insect like a fly, a mosquito or a bee stings you, there's no reason to be afraid.
ozosakana na ngai to nini ?: You're playing with me or what ?
longa 1500$ ya kelasi to pe mbula mobimba ya miliki NIDO.: Win 1500$ for school or a whole year of NIDO milk.
po na kozwa bis okoki kosomba tiké po na mokolo moko, sanza moko to mbula mobimba.: To take the bus, you can buy a ticket for one day, one month or a whole year.
libala ( ya ) bosembo to libala ( ya ) bosoto: a sincere mariage or a bad mariage
Nasala nini soki papa to mama amelaka bangi to alangwaka masanga: what to do when papa or mama smokes weed or is getting drunk with beer ?
kosakana te na ngai to nakobeta yo: Don't laugh with me or I will hit you.
kolumba monoko solo eza maladi to te ?: Is stinky mouth an in sickness or not ?
olingi kolembola ye makolo to nini: You want to lick her feet or what ?
oza na posa ya koboya yango to oza na posa ya kondima ?: You'd like to refuse that or you'd like to accept ?
abula eza nyama ya nzamba to esobe.: The baboon is an animal from the forest or the savanna.

to

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

to- conjugation prefix

first person plural

we

tags :

pronoun

pronoms
Singular
1	me, I	ngai
2	you	yo
3	he, she, him (it)	ye (yango)
Plural
1	we	biso
2	you (pl)	bino
3	they, them (those things)	bango (yango)

conjugaison
Singular
1	I	namoni	I see
2	you	olingi	you love
3	he / she	alingi	he / she aime
Plural
1	we	tolingi	we love
2	you (plural)	bolingi	you love
3	they	balingi	they love
Objets (S & P)
3	it	etali (yo)	it looks at (you) / "it's your problem"

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