Verbs · to ask / requestdemander / solliciter
kosenga
to ask / requestdemander / solliciter
Imperative (singular): senga · plural: bo-senga
EN To ask, to request, to beg.
Kosenga is a polite request, not a demand. Asking elders is a careful art in Kongo etiquette.FR Demander, solliciter, prier.
Kosenga est une demande polie, pas une exigence. Demander aux anciens est un art prudent dans l'étiquette du Kongo.LN Kosenga — kosenga na boboto.
Kosenga ezali bosengeli ya boboto, ezali kosenga makasi te. Kosenga bampaka ezali mosala ya bopembe na mibeko ya bonkonde ya Kongo.
Present
ngai I
na-senga
LN Ngai na-senga.EN I ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-senga
LN Yo o-senga.EN You ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-senga
LN Ye a-senga elongo na ngai.EN He/she asks with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-senga
LN Biso to-senga lelo.EN We ask today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-senga
LN Bino bo-senga malamu.EN You all ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-senga
LN Bango ba-senga noki.EN They ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-senga
LN Ngai na-zo-senga.EN I am asking.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-zo-senga
LN Yo o-zo-senga.EN You are asking.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-zo-senga
LN Ye a-zo-senga elongo na ngai.EN He/she is asking with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-senga
LN Biso to-zo-senga lelo.EN We are asking today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-senga
LN Bino bo-zo-senga malamu.EN You all are asking well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-senga
LN Bango ba-zo-senga noki.EN They are asking quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-sengaki
LN Ngai na-sengaki.EN I asked.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-sengaki
LN Yo o-sengaki.EN You asked.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-sengaki
LN Ye a-sengaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she asked with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-sengaki
LN Biso to-sengaki lelo.EN We asked today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sengaki
LN Bino bo-sengaki malamu.EN You all asked well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-sengaki
LN Bango ba-sengaki noki.EN They asked quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-senga
LN Ngai na-ko-senga.EN I will ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-ko-senga
LN Yo o-ko-senga.EN You will ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-ko-senga
LN Ye a-ko-senga elongo na ngai.EN He/she will ask with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-senga
LN Biso to-ko-senga lelo.EN We will ask today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-senga
LN Bino bo-ko-senga malamu.EN You all will ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-senga
LN Bango ba-ko-senga noki.EN They will ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-sengaka
LN Ngai na-sengaka.EN I usually ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-sengaka
LN Yo o-sengaka.EN You usually ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-sengaka
LN Ye a-sengaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually asks with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-sengaka
LN Biso to-sengaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually ask every day.FR Nous [demander] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sengaka
LN Bino bo-sengaka malamu.EN You all usually ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-sengaka
LN Bango ba-sengaka noki.EN They usually ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-senga te
LN Ngai na-senga te.EN I do not ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-senga te
LN Yo o-senga te.EN You do not ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-senga te
LN Ye a-senga te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not ask with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-senga te
LN Biso to-senga te lelo.EN We do not ask today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-senga te
LN Bino bo-senga te malamu.EN You all do not ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-senga te
LN Bango ba-senga te noki.EN They do not ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Asengi ngai lisalisi.
He asked me for help.
Il m'a demande de l'aide.
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.