Verbs · goaller
kokende
goaller
Imperative (singular): kende · plural: bo-kende
EN To go — setting out from where you stand.
Kokende is the infinitive "to go." It starts the day's journey — to the school, the field, the city — and seals the parting at the door.FR Aller — partir de là où l'on se tient.
Kokende est l'infinitif « aller ». Il ouvre le voyage du jour — à l'école, au champ, en ville — et scelle l'au-revoir à la porte.LN Kokende — kobima na esika oyo otelemi.
Kokende elimboli kokende. Ebandisaka mobembo ya mokolo — na kelasi, na bilanga, na vile — mpe ekangaka liloba ya « kende malamu » na porte.
Present
ngai I
na-kende
LN Ngai na-kende na zando.EN I go to the market.FR Je [aller] au marché.
yo you
o-kende
LN Yo o-kende.EN You go.FR Tu [aller].
ye he / she
a-kende
LN Ye a-kende elongo na ngai.EN He/she goes with me.FR Il/elle [aller] avec moi.
biso we
to-kende
LN Biso to-kende lelo.EN We go today.FR Nous [aller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kende
LN Bino bo-kende malamu.EN You all go well.FR Vous [aller] bien.
bango they
ba-kende
LN Bango ba-kende noki.EN They go quickly.FR Ils/elles [aller] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-kende
LN Ngai na-zo-kende na zando.EN I am going to the market.FR Je [aller] au marché.
yo you
o-zo-kende
LN Yo o-zo-kende.EN You are going.FR Tu [aller].
ye he / she
a-zo-kende
LN Ye a-zo-kende elongo na ngai.EN He/she is going with me.FR Il/elle [aller] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-kende
LN Biso to-zo-kende lelo.EN We are going today.FR Nous [aller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-kende
LN Bino bo-zo-kende malamu.EN You all are going well.FR Vous [aller] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-kende
LN Bango ba-zo-kende noki.EN They are going quickly.FR Ils/elles [aller] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-kendei
LN Ngai na-kendei na zando.EN I went to the market.FR Je [aller] au marché.
yo you
o-kendei
LN Yo o-kendei.EN You went.FR Tu [aller].
ye he / she
a-kendei
LN Ye a-kendei elongo na ngai.EN He/she went with me.FR Il/elle [aller] avec moi.
biso we
to-kendei
LN Biso to-kendei lelo.EN We went today.FR Nous [aller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kendei
LN Bino bo-kendei malamu.EN You all went well.FR Vous [aller] bien.
bango they
ba-kendei
LN Bango ba-kendei noki.EN They went quickly.FR Ils/elles [aller] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-kende
LN Ngai na-ko-kende na zando.EN I will go to the market.FR Je [aller] au marché.
yo you
o-ko-kende
LN Yo o-ko-kende.EN You will go.FR Tu [aller].
ye he / she
a-ko-kende
LN Ye a-ko-kende elongo na ngai.EN He/she will go with me.FR Il/elle [aller] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-kende
LN Biso to-ko-kende lelo.EN We will go today.FR Nous [aller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-kende
LN Bino bo-ko-kende malamu.EN You all will go well.FR Vous [aller] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-kende
LN Bango ba-ko-kende noki.EN They will go quickly.FR Ils/elles [aller] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-kendeaka
LN Ngai na-kendeaka na zando.EN I usually go to the market.FR Je [aller] au marché.
yo you
o-kendeaka
LN Yo o-kendeaka.EN You usually go.FR Tu [aller].
ye he / she
a-kendeaka
LN Ye a-kendeaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually goes with me.FR Il/elle [aller] avec moi.
biso we
to-kendeaka
LN Biso to-kendeaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually go every day.FR Nous [aller] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kendeaka
LN Bino bo-kendeaka malamu.EN You all usually go well.FR Vous [aller] bien.
bango they
ba-kendeaka
LN Bango ba-kendeaka noki.EN They usually go quickly.FR Ils/elles [aller] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-kende te
LN Ngai na-kende te na zando.EN I do not go to the market.FR Je [aller] au marché.
yo you
o-kende te
LN Yo o-kende te.EN You do not go.FR Tu [aller].
ye he / she
a-kende te
LN Ye a-kende te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not go with me.FR Il/elle [aller] avec moi.
biso we
to-kende te
LN Biso to-kende te lelo.EN We do not go today.FR Nous [aller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kende te
LN Bino bo-kende te malamu.EN You all do not go well.FR Vous [aller] bien.
bango they
ba-kende te
LN Bango ba-kende te noki.EN They do not go quickly.FR Ils/elles [aller] vite.
Tolingi kokende na zando.
We want to go to the market.
Nous voulons aller au marché.
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.