Verbs · deceivetromper
kokosa
deceivetromper
Imperative (singular): kosa · plural: bo-kosa
EN To deceive — bending the truth to a hidden end.
Kokosa is to fool, trick, or deceive. In a culture that prizes the straight word, kokosa is a wound to the bond; honesty heals what trickery breaks.FR Tromper — courber la vérité vers un but caché.
Kokosa, c'est berner, duper, tromper. Dans une culture qui valorise la parole droite, kokosa est une blessure au lien ; l'honnêteté guérit ce que la tromperie brise.LN Kokosa — kogumba bosolo mpo na mwango oyo ebombami.
Kokosa elimboli kokosa, kosakana na moto. Kati na kondima oyo ezali na lokumu ya liloba ya semba, kokosa ezali kozokisa boyokani; bosembo ebikisi oyo lokuta ebebisi.
Present
ngai I
na-kosa
LN Ngai na-kosa.EN I deceive.FR Je [tromper].
yo you
o-kosa
LN Yo o-kosa.EN You deceive.FR Tu [tromper].
ye he / she
a-kosa
LN Ye a-kosa elongo na ngai.EN He/she deceives with me.FR Il/elle [tromper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kosa
LN Biso to-kosa lelo.EN We deceive today.FR Nous [tromper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kosa
LN Bino bo-kosa malamu.EN You all deceive well.FR Vous [tromper] bien.
bango they
ba-kosa
LN Bango ba-kosa noki.EN They deceive quickly.FR Ils/elles [tromper] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-kosa
LN Ngai na-zo-kosa.EN I am deceiving.FR Je [tromper].
yo you
o-zo-kosa
LN Yo o-zo-kosa.EN You are deceiving.FR Tu [tromper].
ye he / she
a-zo-kosa
LN Ye a-zo-kosa elongo na ngai.EN He/she is deceiving with me.FR Il/elle [tromper] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-kosa
LN Biso to-zo-kosa lelo.EN We are deceiving today.FR Nous [tromper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-kosa
LN Bino bo-zo-kosa malamu.EN You all are deceiving well.FR Vous [tromper] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-kosa
LN Bango ba-zo-kosa noki.EN They are deceiving quickly.FR Ils/elles [tromper] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-kosaki
LN Ngai na-kosaki.EN I deceived.FR Je [tromper].
yo you
o-kosaki
LN Yo o-kosaki.EN You deceived.FR Tu [tromper].
ye he / she
a-kosaki
LN Ye a-kosaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she deceived with me.FR Il/elle [tromper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kosaki
LN Biso to-kosaki lelo.EN We deceived today.FR Nous [tromper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kosaki
LN Bino bo-kosaki malamu.EN You all deceived well.FR Vous [tromper] bien.
bango they
ba-kosaki
LN Bango ba-kosaki noki.EN They deceived quickly.FR Ils/elles [tromper] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-kosa
LN Ngai na-ko-kosa.EN I will deceive.FR Je [tromper].
yo you
o-ko-kosa
LN Yo o-ko-kosa.EN You will deceive.FR Tu [tromper].
ye he / she
a-ko-kosa
LN Ye a-ko-kosa elongo na ngai.EN He/she will deceive with me.FR Il/elle [tromper] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-kosa
LN Biso to-ko-kosa lelo.EN We will deceive today.FR Nous [tromper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-kosa
LN Bino bo-ko-kosa malamu.EN You all will deceive well.FR Vous [tromper] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-kosa
LN Bango ba-ko-kosa noki.EN They will deceive quickly.FR Ils/elles [tromper] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-kosaka
LN Ngai na-kosaka.EN I usually deceive.FR Je [tromper].
yo you
o-kosaka
LN Yo o-kosaka.EN You usually deceive.FR Tu [tromper].
ye he / she
a-kosaka
LN Ye a-kosaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually deceives with me.FR Il/elle [tromper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kosaka
LN Biso to-kosaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually deceive every day.FR Nous [tromper] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kosaka
LN Bino bo-kosaka malamu.EN You all usually deceive well.FR Vous [tromper] bien.
bango they
ba-kosaka
LN Bango ba-kosaka noki.EN They usually deceive quickly.FR Ils/elles [tromper] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-kosa te
LN Ngai na-kosa te.EN I do not deceive.FR Je [tromper].
yo you
o-kosa te
LN Yo o-kosa te.EN You do not deceive.FR Tu [tromper].
ye he / she
a-kosa te
LN Ye a-kosa te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not deceive with me.FR Il/elle [tromper] avec moi.
biso we
to-kosa te
LN Biso to-kosa te lelo.EN We do not deceive today.FR Nous [tromper] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kosa te
LN Bino bo-kosa te malamu.EN You all do not deceive well.FR Vous [tromper] bien.
bango they
ba-kosa te
LN Bango ba-kosa te noki.EN They do not deceive quickly.FR Ils/elles [tromper] vite.
Kokosa moninga ezali mabe.
Deceiving a friend is wrong.
Tromper un ami, c'est mal.
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.