Verbs · falltomber
kokweya
falltomber
Imperative (singular): kweya · plural: bo-kweya
EN To fall — the body going down despite itself.
Kokweya is to fall. The child who kwei, the leaf from the branch, the price in the market — the verb covers every kind of going down.FR Tomber — le corps qui descend malgré lui.
Kokweya, c'est tomber. L'enfant qui kwei, la feuille de la branche, le prix au marché — le verbe couvre toute forme de descente.LN Kokweya — nzoto oyo ezali kokita ata bolingo na yango te.
Kokweya elimboli kokweya. Mwana oyo akwei, lokasa euti na etape, motuya na zando — liloba ezipi ndenge nyonso ya kokita.
Present
ngai I
na-kweya
LN Ngai na-kweya.EN I fall.FR Je [tomber].
yo you
o-kweya
LN Yo o-kweya.EN You fall.FR Tu [tomber].
ye he / she
a-kweya
LN Ye a-kweya elongo na ngai.EN He/she falls with me.FR Il/elle [tomber] avec moi.
biso we
to-kweya
LN Biso to-kweya lelo.EN We fall today.FR Nous [tomber] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kweya
LN Bino bo-kweya malamu.EN You all fall well.FR Vous [tomber] bien.
bango they
ba-kweya
LN Bango ba-kweya noki.EN They fall quickly.FR Ils/elles [tomber] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-kweya
LN Ngai na-zo-kweya.EN I am falling.FR Je [tomber].
yo you
o-zo-kweya
LN Yo o-zo-kweya.EN You are falling.FR Tu [tomber].
ye he / she
a-zo-kweya
LN Ye a-zo-kweya elongo na ngai.EN He/she is falling with me.FR Il/elle [tomber] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-kweya
LN Biso to-zo-kweya lelo.EN We are falling today.FR Nous [tomber] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-kweya
LN Bino bo-zo-kweya malamu.EN You all are falling well.FR Vous [tomber] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-kweya
LN Bango ba-zo-kweya noki.EN They are falling quickly.FR Ils/elles [tomber] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-kweyaki
LN Ngai na-kweyaki.EN I fell.FR Je [tomber].
yo you
o-kweyaki
LN Yo o-kweyaki.EN You fell.FR Tu [tomber].
ye he / she
a-kweyaki
LN Ye a-kweyaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she fell with me.FR Il/elle [tomber] avec moi.
biso we
to-kweyaki
LN Biso to-kweyaki lelo.EN We fell today.FR Nous [tomber] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kweyaki
LN Bino bo-kweyaki malamu.EN You all fell well.FR Vous [tomber] bien.
bango they
ba-kweyaki
LN Bango ba-kweyaki noki.EN They fell quickly.FR Ils/elles [tomber] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-kweya
LN Ngai na-ko-kweya.EN I will fall.FR Je [tomber].
yo you
o-ko-kweya
LN Yo o-ko-kweya.EN You will fall.FR Tu [tomber].
ye he / she
a-ko-kweya
LN Ye a-ko-kweya elongo na ngai.EN He/she will fall with me.FR Il/elle [tomber] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-kweya
LN Biso to-ko-kweya lelo.EN We will fall today.FR Nous [tomber] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-kweya
LN Bino bo-ko-kweya malamu.EN You all will fall well.FR Vous [tomber] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-kweya
LN Bango ba-ko-kweya noki.EN They will fall quickly.FR Ils/elles [tomber] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-kweyaka
LN Ngai na-kweyaka.EN I usually fall.FR Je [tomber].
yo you
o-kweyaka
LN Yo o-kweyaka.EN You usually fall.FR Tu [tomber].
ye he / she
a-kweyaka
LN Ye a-kweyaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually falls with me.FR Il/elle [tomber] avec moi.
biso we
to-kweyaka
LN Biso to-kweyaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually fall every day.FR Nous [tomber] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kweyaka
LN Bino bo-kweyaka malamu.EN You all usually fall well.FR Vous [tomber] bien.
bango they
ba-kweyaka
LN Bango ba-kweyaka noki.EN They usually fall quickly.FR Ils/elles [tomber] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-kweya te
LN Ngai na-kweya te.EN I do not fall.FR Je [tomber].
yo you
o-kweya te
LN Yo o-kweya te.EN You do not fall.FR Tu [tomber].
ye he / she
a-kweya te
LN Ye a-kweya te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not fall with me.FR Il/elle [tomber] avec moi.
biso we
to-kweya te
LN Biso to-kweya te lelo.EN We do not fall today.FR Nous [tomber] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kweya te
LN Bino bo-kweya te malamu.EN You all do not fall well.FR Vous [tomber] bien.
bango they
ba-kweya te
LN Bango ba-kweya te noki.EN They do not fall quickly.FR Ils/elles [tomber] vite.
Mwana akwei.
The child fell.
L'enfant est tombé.
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.