Verbs · beatfrapper / battre
kobeta
beatfrapper / battre
Imperative (singular): beta · plural: bo-beta
EN To beat — also to strike a drum and a beat.
Kobeta is to hit or beat. Sadly it strikes a child; gladly it strikes a mbonda (drum), and the whole village finds the rhythm and begins to dance.FR Frapper — et aussi frapper le tambour et le rythme.
Kobeta, c'est frapper, battre. Tristement, elle frappe un enfant ; joyeusement, elle frappe le mbonda (tambour), et tout le village trouve le rythme et se met à danser.LN Kobeta — mpe kobeta mbonda na kobeta ya rythme.
Kobeta elimboli kobeta. Na mawa, ebetisi mwana; na esengo, ebetisi mbonda, mpe mboka mobimba ezali kozwa rythme mpe ebandi kobina.
Present
ngai I
na-beta
LN Ngai na-beta mbonda.EN I beat the drum.FR Je [frapper] savent battre le tambour.
yo you
o-beta
LN Yo o-beta.EN You beat.FR Tu [frapper].
ye he / she
a-beta
LN Ye a-beta elongo na ngai.EN He/she beats with me.FR Il/elle [frapper] avec moi.
biso we
to-beta
LN Biso to-beta lelo.EN We beat today.FR Nous [frapper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-beta
LN Bino bo-beta malamu.EN You all beat well.FR Vous [frapper] bien.
bango they
ba-beta
LN Bango ba-beta noki.EN They beat quickly.FR Ils/elles [frapper] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-beta
LN Ngai na-zo-beta mbonda.EN I am beating the drum.FR Je [frapper] savent battre le tambour.
yo you
o-zo-beta
LN Yo o-zo-beta.EN You are beating.FR Tu [frapper].
ye he / she
a-zo-beta
LN Ye a-zo-beta elongo na ngai.EN He/she is beating with me.FR Il/elle [frapper] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-beta
LN Biso to-zo-beta lelo.EN We are beating today.FR Nous [frapper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-beta
LN Bino bo-zo-beta malamu.EN You all are beating well.FR Vous [frapper] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-beta
LN Bango ba-zo-beta noki.EN They are beating quickly.FR Ils/elles [frapper] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-betaki
LN Ngai na-betaki mbonda.EN I beated the drum.FR Je [frapper] savent battre le tambour.
yo you
o-betaki
LN Yo o-betaki.EN You beated.FR Tu [frapper].
ye he / she
a-betaki
LN Ye a-betaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she beated with me.FR Il/elle [frapper] avec moi.
biso we
to-betaki
LN Biso to-betaki lelo.EN We beated today.FR Nous [frapper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-betaki
LN Bino bo-betaki malamu.EN You all beated well.FR Vous [frapper] bien.
bango they
ba-betaki
LN Bango ba-betaki noki.EN They beated quickly.FR Ils/elles [frapper] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-beta
LN Ngai na-ko-beta mbonda.EN I will beat the drum.FR Je [frapper] savent battre le tambour.
yo you
o-ko-beta
LN Yo o-ko-beta.EN You will beat.FR Tu [frapper].
ye he / she
a-ko-beta
LN Ye a-ko-beta elongo na ngai.EN He/she will beat with me.FR Il/elle [frapper] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-beta
LN Biso to-ko-beta lelo.EN We will beat today.FR Nous [frapper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-beta
LN Bino bo-ko-beta malamu.EN You all will beat well.FR Vous [frapper] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-beta
LN Bango ba-ko-beta noki.EN They will beat quickly.FR Ils/elles [frapper] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-betaka
LN Ngai na-betaka mbonda.EN I usually beat the drum.FR Je [frapper] savent battre le tambour.
yo you
o-betaka
LN Yo o-betaka.EN You usually beat.FR Tu [frapper].
ye he / she
a-betaka
LN Ye a-betaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually beats with me.FR Il/elle [frapper] avec moi.
biso we
to-betaka
LN Biso to-betaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually beat every day.FR Nous [frapper] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-betaka
LN Bino bo-betaka malamu.EN You all usually beat well.FR Vous [frapper] bien.
bango they
ba-betaka
LN Bango ba-betaka noki.EN They usually beat quickly.FR Ils/elles [frapper] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-beta te
LN Ngai na-beta te mbonda.EN I do not beat the drum.FR Je [frapper] savent battre le tambour.
yo you
o-beta te
LN Yo o-beta te.EN You do not beat.FR Tu [frapper].
ye he / she
a-beta te
LN Ye a-beta te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not beat with me.FR Il/elle [frapper] avec moi.
biso we
to-beta te
LN Biso to-beta te lelo.EN We do not beat today.FR Nous [frapper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-beta te
LN Bino bo-beta te malamu.EN You all do not beat well.FR Vous [frapper] bien.
bango they
ba-beta te
LN Bango ba-beta te noki.EN They do not beat quickly.FR Ils/elles [frapper] vite.
Bayebi kobeta mbonda.
They know how to beat the drum.
Ils savent battre le tambour.
Conjugation generated from regular Bantu morphology rules — accurate for most verbs in diaspora Lingala. Irregular verbs and regional variants may differ. Verified entries from our dictionary. our dictionary.