Verbs · to shake / trembletrembler / secouer
kolenga
to shake / trembletrembler / secouer
Imperative (singular): lenga · plural: bo-lenga
EN To shake, to tremble.
Used for trembling hands, an earthquake, or shivering from cold or fear.FR Trembler, vibrer.
Utilisé pour les mains qui tremblent, un tremblement de terre, ou le frisson du froid ou de la peur.LN Kolenga — koningana, kolenga.
Basaleli yango mpo na maboko oyo ezali kolenga, mabele oyo eningani, to nzoto oyo ezali kolenga na malili to na bobangi.
Present
ngai I
na-lenga
LN Ngai na-lenga.EN I shake.FR Je [trembler].
yo you
o-lenga
LN Yo o-lenga.EN You shake.FR Tu [trembler].
ye he / she
a-lenga
LN Ye a-lenga elongo na ngai.EN He/she shakes with me.FR Il/elle [trembler] avec moi.
biso we
to-lenga
LN Biso to-lenga lelo.EN We shake today.FR Nous [trembler] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lenga
LN Bino bo-lenga malamu.EN You all shake well.FR Vous [trembler] bien.
bango they
ba-lenga
LN Bango ba-lenga noki.EN They shake quickly.FR Ils/elles [trembler] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-lenga
LN Ngai na-zo-lenga.EN I am shaking.FR Je [trembler].
yo you
o-zo-lenga
LN Yo o-zo-lenga.EN You are shaking.FR Tu [trembler].
ye he / she
a-zo-lenga
LN Ye a-zo-lenga elongo na ngai.EN He/she is shaking with me.FR Il/elle [trembler] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-lenga
LN Biso to-zo-lenga lelo.EN We are shaking today.FR Nous [trembler] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-lenga
LN Bino bo-zo-lenga malamu.EN You all are shaking well.FR Vous [trembler] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-lenga
LN Bango ba-zo-lenga noki.EN They are shaking quickly.FR Ils/elles [trembler] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-lengaki
LN Ngai na-lengaki.EN I shaked.FR Je [trembler].
yo you
o-lengaki
LN Yo o-lengaki.EN You shaked.FR Tu [trembler].
ye he / she
a-lengaki
LN Ye a-lengaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she shaked with me.FR Il/elle [trembler] avec moi.
biso we
to-lengaki
LN Biso to-lengaki lelo.EN We shaked today.FR Nous [trembler] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lengaki
LN Bino bo-lengaki malamu.EN You all shaked well.FR Vous [trembler] bien.
bango they
ba-lengaki
LN Bango ba-lengaki noki.EN They shaked quickly.FR Ils/elles [trembler] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-lenga
LN Ngai na-ko-lenga.EN I will shake.FR Je [trembler].
yo you
o-ko-lenga
LN Yo o-ko-lenga.EN You will shake.FR Tu [trembler].
ye he / she
a-ko-lenga
LN Ye a-ko-lenga elongo na ngai.EN He/she will shake with me.FR Il/elle [trembler] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-lenga
LN Biso to-ko-lenga lelo.EN We will shake today.FR Nous [trembler] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-lenga
LN Bino bo-ko-lenga malamu.EN You all will shake well.FR Vous [trembler] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-lenga
LN Bango ba-ko-lenga noki.EN They will shake quickly.FR Ils/elles [trembler] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-lengaka
LN Ngai na-lengaka.EN I usually shake.FR Je [trembler].
yo you
o-lengaka
LN Yo o-lengaka.EN You usually shake.FR Tu [trembler].
ye he / she
a-lengaka
LN Ye a-lengaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually shakes with me.FR Il/elle [trembler] avec moi.
biso we
to-lengaka
LN Biso to-lengaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually shake every day.FR Nous [trembler] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lengaka
LN Bino bo-lengaka malamu.EN You all usually shake well.FR Vous [trembler] bien.
bango they
ba-lengaka
LN Bango ba-lengaka noki.EN They usually shake quickly.FR Ils/elles [trembler] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-lenga te
LN Ngai na-lenga te.EN I do not shake.FR Je [trembler].
yo you
o-lenga te
LN Yo o-lenga te.EN You do not shake.FR Tu [trembler].
ye he / she
a-lenga te
LN Ye a-lenga te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not shake with me.FR Il/elle [trembler] avec moi.
biso we
to-lenga te
LN Biso to-lenga te lelo.EN We do not shake today.FR Nous [trembler] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lenga te
LN Bino bo-lenga te malamu.EN You all do not shake well.FR Vous [trembler] bien.
bango they
ba-lenga te
LN Bango ba-lenga te noki.EN They do not shake quickly.FR Ils/elles [trembler] vite.
Mabele ezali kolenga.
The ground is shaking.
La terre tremble.
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.