dictionary / translation Lingala

kokana, form of a verb

infinitive : kokána
time : (linoko, ebandeli) infinitive (ko-) or in negative (etinda) plural imperative

kokána, regular construction (root : kan) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to decide

kokánisa
to think, to believe, to ponder
to think about ...

kokánela
to have/hold a grudge against
to threaten, to envy

derived words : likanisi, mokano

4 examples (bandakisa mínei) ...

Akimaki lisusu, nakanisi azali na ntina.: He ran away again, I think he has a reason.
Nalingi ata kokanisa yango te.: I don't even want to think about that.
Sikoyo oza kokanisa nini ? Okolala wapi ?: What are you thinking now ? Where are you going to sleep ?
mayele ezalaka pe kokanisa lobi ya bana.: It's also smart to think about the future of the children.

kokana, form of a verb

infinitive : kokoka
time : (etinda) imperative (run ! let's go ! listen ! ...)
person : second person singular (you)
infixe : -an : reciprocal, mutually ( to ... each other )

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

madofolo ata eza monene ndenge nini ekoki kokweyisa masoko te
src : Oyebi que

31 examples (bandakisa ntúkú mísáto na mókó) ...

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.
Madofolo ata eza monene ndenge nini, ekoki kokweyisa masoko te. source: facebook - oyebi que: However big the holes, it can't make the buttocks fall.

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