Verbs · catchattraper / saisir
kokanga
catchattraper / saisir
Imperative (singular): kanga · plural: bo-kanga
EN To catch — closing the hand on what moves.
Kokanga is to seize, catch, or close hold of. A fish in the net, a child mid-flight, a thief at the door — to kokanga is to hold what was free.FR Attraper — refermer la main sur ce qui bouge.
Kokanga, c'est saisir, attraper, fermer la main sur. Un poisson dans le filet, un enfant en fuite, un voleur à la porte — kokanga, c'est tenir ce qui était libre.LN Kokanga — kokanga loboko likolo ya oyo ezali kotambola.
Kokanga elimboli kosimba, kokanga. Mbisi na monyama, mwana na mbangu, moyibi na porte — kokanga ezali kosimba oyo ezalaki na bonsomi.
Present
ngai I
na-kanga
LN Ngai na-kanga mbisi.EN I catch fish.FR Je [attraper] du poisson.
yo you
o-kanga
LN Yo o-kanga.EN You catch.FR Tu [attraper].
ye he / she
a-kanga
LN Ye a-kanga elongo na ngai.EN He/she catches with me.FR Il/elle [attraper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kanga
LN Biso to-kanga lelo.EN We catch today.FR Nous [attraper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kanga
LN Bino bo-kanga malamu.EN You all catch well.FR Vous [attraper] bien.
bango they
ba-kanga
LN Bango ba-kanga noki.EN They catch quickly.FR Ils/elles [attraper] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-kanga
LN Ngai na-zo-kanga mbisi.EN I am catching fish.FR Je [attraper] du poisson.
yo you
o-zo-kanga
LN Yo o-zo-kanga.EN You are catching.FR Tu [attraper].
ye he / she
a-zo-kanga
LN Ye a-zo-kanga elongo na ngai.EN He/she is catching with me.FR Il/elle [attraper] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-kanga
LN Biso to-zo-kanga lelo.EN We are catching today.FR Nous [attraper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-kanga
LN Bino bo-zo-kanga malamu.EN You all are catching well.FR Vous [attraper] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-kanga
LN Bango ba-zo-kanga noki.EN They are catching quickly.FR Ils/elles [attraper] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-kangaki
LN Ngai na-kangaki mbisi.EN I caught fish.FR Je [attraper] du poisson.
yo you
o-kangaki
LN Yo o-kangaki.EN You caught.FR Tu [attraper].
ye he / she
a-kangaki
LN Ye a-kangaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she caught with me.FR Il/elle [attraper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kangaki
LN Biso to-kangaki lelo.EN We caught today.FR Nous [attraper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kangaki
LN Bino bo-kangaki malamu.EN You all caught well.FR Vous [attraper] bien.
bango they
ba-kangaki
LN Bango ba-kangaki noki.EN They caught quickly.FR Ils/elles [attraper] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-kanga
LN Ngai na-ko-kanga mbisi.EN I will catch fish.FR Je [attraper] du poisson.
yo you
o-ko-kanga
LN Yo o-ko-kanga.EN You will catch.FR Tu [attraper].
ye he / she
a-ko-kanga
LN Ye a-ko-kanga elongo na ngai.EN He/she will catch with me.FR Il/elle [attraper] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-kanga
LN Biso to-ko-kanga lelo.EN We will catch today.FR Nous [attraper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-kanga
LN Bino bo-ko-kanga malamu.EN You all will catch well.FR Vous [attraper] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-kanga
LN Bango ba-ko-kanga noki.EN They will catch quickly.FR Ils/elles [attraper] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-kangaka
LN Ngai na-kangaka mbisi.EN I usually catch fish.FR Je [attraper] du poisson.
yo you
o-kangaka
LN Yo o-kangaka.EN You usually catch.FR Tu [attraper].
ye he / she
a-kangaka
LN Ye a-kangaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually catches with me.FR Il/elle [attraper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kangaka
LN Biso to-kangaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually catch every day.FR Nous [attraper] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kangaka
LN Bino bo-kangaka malamu.EN You all usually catch well.FR Vous [attraper] bien.
bango they
ba-kangaka
LN Bango ba-kangaka noki.EN They usually catch quickly.FR Ils/elles [attraper] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-kanga te
LN Ngai na-kanga te mbisi.EN I do not catch fish.FR Je [attraper] du poisson.
yo you
o-kanga te
LN Yo o-kanga te.EN You do not catch.FR Tu [attraper].
ye he / she
a-kanga te
LN Ye a-kanga te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not catch with me.FR Il/elle [attraper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kanga te
LN Biso to-kanga te lelo.EN We do not catch today.FR Nous [attraper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kanga te
LN Bino bo-kanga te malamu.EN You all do not catch well.FR Vous [attraper] bien.
bango they
ba-kanga te
LN Bango ba-kanga te noki.EN They do not catch quickly.FR Ils/elles [attraper] vite.
Mobomi-mbisi akoki kokanga mbisi.
The fisherman can catch fish.
Le pêcheur sait attraper du poisson.
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.