Verbs · givedonner
kopesa
givedonner
Imperative (singular): pesa · plural: bo-pesa
EN To give — the open hand of the culture.
Kopesa is to give. The gift, the wage, the favour, the word of thanks — Congolese life turns on small giving. The base verb already carries "to give to"; the extended kopesela is largely redundant.FR Donner — la main ouverte de la culture.
Kopesa, c'est donner. Le cadeau, le salaire, la faveur, le mot de merci — la vie congolaise tourne autour des petits dons. Le verbe de base porte déjà « donner à » ; le kopesela étendu est largement redondant.LN Kopesa — loboko ya kofungwama na kaba.
Kopesa elimboli kopesa. Likabo, lifuta, ngolu, liloba ya botondi — bomoyi ya bato ya Congo ebalukaka na bopesi ya mokemoke. Liloba oyo esili koloba « kopesa epai ya »; kopesela ya kobakisama ezali na ntina te mingi.
Present
ngai I
na-pesa
LN Ngai na-pesa mbongo na bana.EN I give money to the children.FR Je [donner] de l'argent aux enfants.
yo you
o-pesa
LN Yo o-pesa.EN You give.FR Tu [donner].
ye he / she
a-pesa
LN Ye a-pesa elongo na ngai.EN He/she gives with me.FR Il/elle [donner] avec moi.
biso we
to-pesa
LN Biso to-pesa lelo.EN We give today.FR Nous [donner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-pesa
LN Bino bo-pesa malamu.EN You all give well.FR Vous [donner] bien.
bango they
ba-pesa
LN Bango ba-pesa noki.EN They give quickly.FR Ils/elles [donner] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-pesa
LN Ngai na-zo-pesa mbongo na bana.EN I am giving money to the children.FR Je [donner] de l'argent aux enfants.
yo you
o-zo-pesa
LN Yo o-zo-pesa.EN You are giving.FR Tu [donner].
ye he / she
a-zo-pesa
LN Ye a-zo-pesa elongo na ngai.EN He/she is giving with me.FR Il/elle [donner] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-pesa
LN Biso to-zo-pesa lelo.EN We are giving today.FR Nous [donner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-pesa
LN Bino bo-zo-pesa malamu.EN You all are giving well.FR Vous [donner] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-pesa
LN Bango ba-zo-pesa noki.EN They are giving quickly.FR Ils/elles [donner] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-pesaki
LN Ngai na-pesaki mbongo na bana.EN I gave money to the children.FR Je [donner] de l'argent aux enfants.
yo you
o-pesaki
LN Yo o-pesaki.EN You gave.FR Tu [donner].
ye he / she
a-pesaki
LN Ye a-pesaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she gave with me.FR Il/elle [donner] avec moi.
biso we
to-pesaki
LN Biso to-pesaki lelo.EN We gave today.FR Nous [donner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-pesaki
LN Bino bo-pesaki malamu.EN You all gave well.FR Vous [donner] bien.
bango they
ba-pesaki
LN Bango ba-pesaki noki.EN They gave quickly.FR Ils/elles [donner] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-pesa
LN Ngai na-ko-pesa mbongo na bana.EN I will give money to the children.FR Je [donner] de l'argent aux enfants.
yo you
o-ko-pesa
LN Yo o-ko-pesa.EN You will give.FR Tu [donner].
ye he / she
a-ko-pesa
LN Ye a-ko-pesa elongo na ngai.EN He/she will give with me.FR Il/elle [donner] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-pesa
LN Biso to-ko-pesa lelo.EN We will give today.FR Nous [donner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-pesa
LN Bino bo-ko-pesa malamu.EN You all will give well.FR Vous [donner] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-pesa
LN Bango ba-ko-pesa noki.EN They will give quickly.FR Ils/elles [donner] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-pesaka
LN Ngai na-pesaka mbongo na bana.EN I usually give money to the children.FR Je [donner] de l'argent aux enfants.
yo you
o-pesaka
LN Yo o-pesaka.EN You usually give.FR Tu [donner].
ye he / she
a-pesaka
LN Ye a-pesaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually gives with me.FR Il/elle [donner] avec moi.
biso we
to-pesaka
LN Biso to-pesaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually give every day.FR Nous [donner] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-pesaka
LN Bino bo-pesaka malamu.EN You all usually give well.FR Vous [donner] bien.
bango they
ba-pesaka
LN Bango ba-pesaka noki.EN They usually give quickly.FR Ils/elles [donner] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-pesa te
LN Ngai na-pesa te mbongo na bana.EN I do not give money to the children.FR Je [donner] de l'argent aux enfants.
yo you
o-pesa te
LN Yo o-pesa te.EN You do not give.FR Tu [donner].
ye he / she
a-pesa te
LN Ye a-pesa te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not give with me.FR Il/elle [donner] avec moi.
biso we
to-pesa te
LN Biso to-pesa te lelo.EN We do not give today.FR Nous [donner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-pesa te
LN Bino bo-pesa te malamu.EN You all do not give well.FR Vous [donner] bien.
bango they
ba-pesa te
LN Bango ba-pesa te noki.EN They do not give quickly.FR Ils/elles [donner] vite.
Kopesa mbongo na bana.
Give money to the children.
Donne de l'argent aux enfants.
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.