Verbs · to carryporter / transporter
komema
to carryporter / transporter
Imperative (singular): mema · plural: bo-mema
EN To carry — the standard verb for bearing a load.
Komema is the gold-standard "to carry" across Lingala dialects (kumba is understood in some zones). A saki, a child, a message — what is komema is borne forward by the willing back, head, or hand.FR Porter — le verbe standard pour porter une charge.
Komema est le « porter » étalon-or à travers les dialectes du lingala (kumba est compris dans certaines zones). Un saki, un enfant, un message — ce qui est komema est porté vers l'avant par le dos, la tête ou la main consentante.LN Komema — liloba ya solo mpo na komema mokumba.
Komema ezali ebongiseli oyo eyebani na bisika nyonso na monoko ya Lingala (kumba eyebani na bisika mosusu). Saki, mwana, nsango — oyo ezali komema ememami liboso na mokongo, motó, to loboko ya kondima.
Present
ngai I
na-mema
LN Ngai na-mema saki oyo.EN I carry this bag.FR Je [porter] ce sac.
yo you
o-mema
LN Yo o-mema.EN You carry.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-mema
LN Ye a-mema elongo na ngai.EN He/she carries with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-mema
LN Biso to-mema lelo.EN We carry today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-mema
LN Bino bo-mema malamu.EN You all carry well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-mema
LN Bango ba-mema noki.EN They carry quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-mema
LN Ngai na-zo-mema saki oyo.EN I am carrying this bag.FR Je [porter] ce sac.
yo you
o-zo-mema
LN Yo o-zo-mema.EN You are carrying.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-zo-mema
LN Ye a-zo-mema elongo na ngai.EN He/she is carrying with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-mema
LN Biso to-zo-mema lelo.EN We are carrying today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-mema
LN Bino bo-zo-mema malamu.EN You all are carrying well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-mema
LN Bango ba-zo-mema noki.EN They are carrying quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-memaki
LN Ngai na-memaki saki oyo.EN I carried this bag.FR Je [porter] ce sac.
yo you
o-memaki
LN Yo o-memaki.EN You carried.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-memaki
LN Ye a-memaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she carried with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-memaki
LN Biso to-memaki lelo.EN We carried today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-memaki
LN Bino bo-memaki malamu.EN You all carried well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-memaki
LN Bango ba-memaki noki.EN They carried quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-mema
LN Ngai na-ko-mema saki oyo.EN I will carry this bag.FR Je [porter] ce sac.
yo you
o-ko-mema
LN Yo o-ko-mema.EN You will carry.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-ko-mema
LN Ye a-ko-mema elongo na ngai.EN He/she will carry with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-mema
LN Biso to-ko-mema lelo.EN We will carry today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-mema
LN Bino bo-ko-mema malamu.EN You all will carry well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-mema
LN Bango ba-ko-mema noki.EN They will carry quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-memaka
LN Ngai na-memaka saki oyo.EN I usually carry this bag.FR Je [porter] ce sac.
yo you
o-memaka
LN Yo o-memaka.EN You usually carry.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-memaka
LN Ye a-memaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually carries with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-memaka
LN Biso to-memaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually carry every day.FR Nous [porter] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-memaka
LN Bino bo-memaka malamu.EN You all usually carry well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-memaka
LN Bango ba-memaka noki.EN They usually carry quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-mema te
LN Ngai na-mema te saki oyo.EN I do not carry this bag.FR Je [porter] ce sac.
yo you
o-mema te
LN Yo o-mema te.EN You do not carry.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-mema te
LN Ye a-mema te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not carry with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-mema te
LN Biso to-mema te lelo.EN We do not carry today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-mema te
LN Bino bo-mema te malamu.EN You all do not carry well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-mema te
LN Bango ba-mema te noki.EN They do not carry quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Mema saki oyo.
Carry this bag.
Porte ce sac.
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.