Verbs · countlire / compter
kotanga
countlire / compter
Imperative (singular): tanga · plural: bo-tanga
EN To read — eyes moving down the page.
Kotanga is to read and to count. Children learn to kotanga in school; merchants kotanga their figures; the same word covers letters and numbers both.FR Lire — les yeux qui descendent la page.
Kotanga, c'est lire et compter. Les enfants apprennent à kotanga à l'école ; les commerçants kotanga leurs chiffres ; le même mot couvre lettres et nombres.LN Kotanga — miso ezali kokita lokasa.
Kotanga elimboli kotanga mpe kotanga motango. Bana bayekolaka kotanga na kelasi; bamotekisi batangaka motango na bango; liloba moko ezipi makomi mpe motango.
Present
ngai I
na-tanga
LN Ngai na-tanga.EN I count.FR Je [lire].
yo you
o-tanga
LN Yo o-tanga.EN You count.FR Tu [lire].
ye he / she
a-tanga
LN Ye a-tanga elongo na ngai.EN He/she counts with me.FR Il/elle [lire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tanga
LN Biso to-tanga lelo.EN We count today.FR Nous [lire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tanga
LN Bino bo-tanga malamu.EN You all count well.FR Vous [lire] bien.
bango they
ba-tanga
LN Bango ba-tanga noki.EN They count quickly.FR Ils/elles [lire] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-tanga
LN Ngai na-zo-tanga.EN I am counting.FR Je [lire].
yo you
o-zo-tanga
LN Yo o-zo-tanga.EN You are counting.FR Tu [lire].
ye he / she
a-zo-tanga
LN Ye a-zo-tanga elongo na ngai.EN He/she is counting with me.FR Il/elle [lire] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-tanga
LN Biso to-zo-tanga lelo.EN We are counting today.FR Nous [lire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-tanga
LN Bino bo-zo-tanga malamu.EN You all are counting well.FR Vous [lire] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-tanga
LN Bango ba-zo-tanga noki.EN They are counting quickly.FR Ils/elles [lire] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-tangaki
LN Ngai na-tangaki.EN I counted.FR Je [lire].
yo you
o-tangaki
LN Yo o-tangaki.EN You counted.FR Tu [lire].
ye he / she
a-tangaki
LN Ye a-tangaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she counted with me.FR Il/elle [lire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tangaki
LN Biso to-tangaki lelo.EN We counted today.FR Nous [lire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tangaki
LN Bino bo-tangaki malamu.EN You all counted well.FR Vous [lire] bien.
bango they
ba-tangaki
LN Bango ba-tangaki noki.EN They counted quickly.FR Ils/elles [lire] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-tanga
LN Ngai na-ko-tanga.EN I will count.FR Je [lire].
yo you
o-ko-tanga
LN Yo o-ko-tanga.EN You will count.FR Tu [lire].
ye he / she
a-ko-tanga
LN Ye a-ko-tanga elongo na ngai.EN He/she will count with me.FR Il/elle [lire] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-tanga
LN Biso to-ko-tanga lelo.EN We will count today.FR Nous [lire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-tanga
LN Bino bo-ko-tanga malamu.EN You all will count well.FR Vous [lire] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-tanga
LN Bango ba-ko-tanga noki.EN They will count quickly.FR Ils/elles [lire] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-tangaka
LN Ngai na-tangaka.EN I usually count.FR Je [lire].
yo you
o-tangaka
LN Yo o-tangaka.EN You usually count.FR Tu [lire].
ye he / she
a-tangaka
LN Ye a-tangaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually counts with me.FR Il/elle [lire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tangaka
LN Biso to-tangaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually count every day.FR Nous [lire] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tangaka
LN Bino bo-tangaka malamu.EN You all usually count well.FR Vous [lire] bien.
bango they
ba-tangaka
LN Bango ba-tangaka noki.EN They usually count quickly.FR Ils/elles [lire] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-tanga te
LN Ngai na-tanga te.EN I do not count.FR Je [lire].
yo you
o-tanga te
LN Yo o-tanga te.EN You do not count.FR Tu [lire].
ye he / she
a-tanga te
LN Ye a-tanga te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not count with me.FR Il/elle [lire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tanga te
LN Biso to-tanga te lelo.EN We do not count today.FR Nous [lire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tanga te
LN Bino bo-tanga te malamu.EN You all do not count well.FR Vous [lire] bien.
bango they
ba-tanga te
LN Bango ba-tanga te noki.EN They do not count quickly.FR Ils/elles [lire] vite.
Bana bayekoli kotanga.
The children learned to read.
Les enfants ont appris à lire.
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.