dictionary / translation Lingala - English [kokengela]

kokengela, form of a verb

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

kokengela, regular construction (root : kengel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kokéngele, regular construction (root : kengel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

monitor
to guard

derived words : bokengi, mokéngeli

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

nakokengela ndaku malamu: I will guard the house well.
Soki olingi ke libala na biso ezala malamu, tika kokengela ngai.: If you want our marriage to be good, stop controlling me.

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