Verbs · buildconstruire / bâtir
kotonga
buildconstruire / bâtir
Imperative (singular): tonga · plural: bo-tonga
EN To build — the slow rising of walls.
Kotonga is to build. From a single ndako to a whole engumba, kotonga is patient work — the mason, the carpenter, the family pooling for blocks.FR Construire — la montée lente des murs.
Kotonga, c'est bâtir. D'une seule ndako à toute une engumba, kotonga est un travail patient — le maçon, le menuisier, la famille mettant ensemble pour les briques.LN Kotonga — komata ya malembe ya bifelo.
Kotonga elimboli kotonga. Banda na ndako moko kino na engumba mobimba, kotonga ezali mosala ya bopembe — motongi, motongi ya banzete, libota oyo esangisi mbongo mpo na biteni.
Present
ngai I
na-tonga
LN Ngai na-tonga ndako.EN I build a house.FR Je [construire] construisent une maison.
yo you
o-tonga
LN Yo o-tonga.EN You build.FR Tu [construire].
ye he / she
a-tonga
LN Ye a-tonga elongo na ngai.EN He/she builds with me.FR Il/elle [construire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tonga
LN Biso to-tonga lelo.EN We build today.FR Nous [construire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tonga
LN Bino bo-tonga malamu.EN You all build well.FR Vous [construire] bien.
bango they
ba-tonga
LN Bango ba-tonga noki.EN They build quickly.FR Ils/elles [construire] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-tonga
LN Ngai na-zo-tonga ndako.EN I am building a house.FR Je [construire] construisent une maison.
yo you
o-zo-tonga
LN Yo o-zo-tonga.EN You are building.FR Tu [construire].
ye he / she
a-zo-tonga
LN Ye a-zo-tonga elongo na ngai.EN He/she is building with me.FR Il/elle [construire] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-tonga
LN Biso to-zo-tonga lelo.EN We are building today.FR Nous [construire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-tonga
LN Bino bo-zo-tonga malamu.EN You all are building well.FR Vous [construire] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-tonga
LN Bango ba-zo-tonga noki.EN They are building quickly.FR Ils/elles [construire] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-tongaki
LN Ngai na-tongaki ndako.EN I built a house.FR Je [construire] construisent une maison.
yo you
o-tongaki
LN Yo o-tongaki.EN You built.FR Tu [construire].
ye he / she
a-tongaki
LN Ye a-tongaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she built with me.FR Il/elle [construire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tongaki
LN Biso to-tongaki lelo.EN We built today.FR Nous [construire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tongaki
LN Bino bo-tongaki malamu.EN You all built well.FR Vous [construire] bien.
bango they
ba-tongaki
LN Bango ba-tongaki noki.EN They built quickly.FR Ils/elles [construire] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-tonga
LN Ngai na-ko-tonga ndako.EN I will build a house.FR Je [construire] construisent une maison.
yo you
o-ko-tonga
LN Yo o-ko-tonga.EN You will build.FR Tu [construire].
ye he / she
a-ko-tonga
LN Ye a-ko-tonga elongo na ngai.EN He/she will build with me.FR Il/elle [construire] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-tonga
LN Biso to-ko-tonga lelo.EN We will build today.FR Nous [construire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-tonga
LN Bino bo-ko-tonga malamu.EN You all will build well.FR Vous [construire] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-tonga
LN Bango ba-ko-tonga noki.EN They will build quickly.FR Ils/elles [construire] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-tongaka
LN Ngai na-tongaka ndako.EN I usually build a house.FR Je [construire] construisent une maison.
yo you
o-tongaka
LN Yo o-tongaka.EN You usually build.FR Tu [construire].
ye he / she
a-tongaka
LN Ye a-tongaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually builds with me.FR Il/elle [construire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tongaka
LN Biso to-tongaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually build every day.FR Nous [construire] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tongaka
LN Bino bo-tongaka malamu.EN You all usually build well.FR Vous [construire] bien.
bango they
ba-tongaka
LN Bango ba-tongaka noki.EN They usually build quickly.FR Ils/elles [construire] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-tonga te
LN Ngai na-tonga te ndako.EN I do not build a house.FR Je [construire] construisent une maison.
yo you
o-tonga te
LN Yo o-tonga te.EN You do not build.FR Tu [construire].
ye he / she
a-tonga te
LN Ye a-tonga te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not build with me.FR Il/elle [construire] avec moi.
biso we
to-tonga te
LN Biso to-tonga te lelo.EN We do not build today.FR Nous [construire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tonga te
LN Bino bo-tonga te malamu.EN You all do not build well.FR Vous [construire] bien.
bango they
ba-tonga te
LN Bango ba-tonga te noki.EN They do not build quickly.FR Ils/elles [construire] vite.
Batongi ndako sika.
They built a new house.
Ils ont construit une nouvelle maison.
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.