Verbs · to bitemordre
koswa
to bitemordre
Imperative (singular): swa · plural: bo-swa
EN To bite.
Koswa names the bite of dogs, snakes, mosquitoes, and sharp words.FR Mordre.
Koswa nomme la morsure des chiens, des serpents, des moustiques, et des paroles tranchantes.LN Koswa — koswa.
Koswa etangaka koswa ya mbwa, ya bantoka, ya bangungi, mpe ya maloba ya makasi.
Present
ngai I
na-swa
LN Ngai na-swa.EN I bite.FR Je [mordre].
yo you
o-swa
LN Yo o-swa.EN You bite.FR Tu [mordre].
ye he / she
a-swa
LN Ye a-swa elongo na ngai.EN He/she bites with me.FR Il/elle [mordre] avec moi.
biso we
to-swa
LN Biso to-swa lelo.EN We bite today.FR Nous [mordre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-swa
LN Bino bo-swa malamu.EN You all bite well.FR Vous [mordre] bien.
bango they
ba-swa
LN Bango ba-swa noki.EN They bite quickly.FR Ils/elles [mordre] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-swa
LN Ngai na-zo-swa.EN I am biting.FR Je [mordre].
yo you
o-zo-swa
LN Yo o-zo-swa.EN You are biting.FR Tu [mordre].
ye he / she
a-zo-swa
LN Ye a-zo-swa elongo na ngai.EN He/she is biting with me.FR Il/elle [mordre] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-swa
LN Biso to-zo-swa lelo.EN We are biting today.FR Nous [mordre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-swa
LN Bino bo-zo-swa malamu.EN You all are biting well.FR Vous [mordre] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-swa
LN Bango ba-zo-swa noki.EN They are biting quickly.FR Ils/elles [mordre] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-swaki
LN Ngai na-swaki.EN I bited.FR Je [mordre].
yo you
o-swaki
LN Yo o-swaki.EN You bited.FR Tu [mordre].
ye he / she
a-swaki
LN Ye a-swaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she bited with me.FR Il/elle [mordre] avec moi.
biso we
to-swaki
LN Biso to-swaki lelo.EN We bited today.FR Nous [mordre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-swaki
LN Bino bo-swaki malamu.EN You all bited well.FR Vous [mordre] bien.
bango they
ba-swaki
LN Bango ba-swaki noki.EN They bited quickly.FR Ils/elles [mordre] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-swa
LN Ngai na-ko-swa.EN I will bite.FR Je [mordre].
yo you
o-ko-swa
LN Yo o-ko-swa.EN You will bite.FR Tu [mordre].
ye he / she
a-ko-swa
LN Ye a-ko-swa elongo na ngai.EN He/she will bite with me.FR Il/elle [mordre] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-swa
LN Biso to-ko-swa lelo.EN We will bite today.FR Nous [mordre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-swa
LN Bino bo-ko-swa malamu.EN You all will bite well.FR Vous [mordre] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-swa
LN Bango ba-ko-swa noki.EN They will bite quickly.FR Ils/elles [mordre] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-swaka
LN Ngai na-swaka.EN I usually bite.FR Je [mordre].
yo you
o-swaka
LN Yo o-swaka.EN You usually bite.FR Tu [mordre].
ye he / she
a-swaka
LN Ye a-swaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually bites with me.FR Il/elle [mordre] avec moi.
biso we
to-swaka
LN Biso to-swaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually bite every day.FR Nous [mordre] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-swaka
LN Bino bo-swaka malamu.EN You all usually bite well.FR Vous [mordre] bien.
bango they
ba-swaka
LN Bango ba-swaka noki.EN They usually bite quickly.FR Ils/elles [mordre] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-swa te
LN Ngai na-swa te.EN I do not bite.FR Je [mordre].
yo you
o-swa te
LN Yo o-swa te.EN You do not bite.FR Tu [mordre].
ye he / she
a-swa te
LN Ye a-swa te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not bite with me.FR Il/elle [mordre] avec moi.
biso we
to-swa te
LN Biso to-swa te lelo.EN We do not bite today.FR Nous [mordre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-swa te
LN Bino bo-swa te malamu.EN You all do not bite well.FR Vous [mordre] bien.
bango they
ba-swa te
LN Bango ba-swa te noki.EN They do not bite quickly.FR Ils/elles [mordre] vite.
Mbwa eswi mwana.
The dog bit the child.
Le chien a mordu l'enfant.
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.