Verbs · to askdemander / questionner
kotuna
to askdemander / questionner
Imperative (singular): tuna · plural: bo-tuna
EN To ask a question.
Kotuna is to ask for information (vs. kosenga = to ask for a thing/favor).FR Poser une question.
Kotuna, c'est demander une information (vs. kosenga = demander une chose ou une faveur).LN Kotuna — kotuna motuna.
Kotuna elimboli kotuna mpo na koyeba (vs. kosenga = kosenga eloko to ngolu).
Present
ngai I
na-tuna
LN Ngai na-tuna.EN I ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-tuna
LN Yo o-tuna.EN You ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-tuna
LN Ye a-tuna elongo na ngai.EN He/she asks with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-tuna
LN Biso to-tuna lelo.EN We ask today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tuna
LN Bino bo-tuna malamu.EN You all ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-tuna
LN Bango ba-tuna noki.EN They ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-tuna
LN Ngai na-zo-tuna.EN I am asking.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-zo-tuna
LN Yo o-zo-tuna.EN You are asking.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-zo-tuna
LN Ye a-zo-tuna elongo na ngai.EN He/she is asking with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-tuna
LN Biso to-zo-tuna lelo.EN We are asking today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-tuna
LN Bino bo-zo-tuna malamu.EN You all are asking well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-tuna
LN Bango ba-zo-tuna noki.EN They are asking quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-tunaki
LN Ngai na-tunaki.EN I asked.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-tunaki
LN Yo o-tunaki.EN You asked.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-tunaki
LN Ye a-tunaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she asked with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-tunaki
LN Biso to-tunaki lelo.EN We asked today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tunaki
LN Bino bo-tunaki malamu.EN You all asked well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-tunaki
LN Bango ba-tunaki noki.EN They asked quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-tuna
LN Ngai na-ko-tuna.EN I will ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-ko-tuna
LN Yo o-ko-tuna.EN You will ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-ko-tuna
LN Ye a-ko-tuna elongo na ngai.EN He/she will ask with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-tuna
LN Biso to-ko-tuna lelo.EN We will ask today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-tuna
LN Bino bo-ko-tuna malamu.EN You all will ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-tuna
LN Bango ba-ko-tuna noki.EN They will ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-tunaka
LN Ngai na-tunaka.EN I usually ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-tunaka
LN Yo o-tunaka.EN You usually ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-tunaka
LN Ye a-tunaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually asks with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-tunaka
LN Biso to-tunaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually ask every day.FR Nous [demander] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tunaka
LN Bino bo-tunaka malamu.EN You all usually ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-tunaka
LN Bango ba-tunaka noki.EN They usually ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-tuna te
LN Ngai na-tuna te.EN I do not ask.FR Je [demander].
yo you
o-tuna te
LN Yo o-tuna te.EN You do not ask.FR Tu [demander].
ye he / she
a-tuna te
LN Ye a-tuna te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not ask with me.FR Il/elle [demander] avec moi.
biso we
to-tuna te
LN Biso to-tuna te lelo.EN We do not ask today.FR Nous [demander] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tuna te
LN Bino bo-tuna te malamu.EN You all do not ask well.FR Vous [demander] bien.
bango they
ba-tuna te
LN Bango ba-tuna te noki.EN They do not ask quickly.FR Ils/elles [demander] vite.
Atuni ngai motuna.
He asked me a question.
Il m'a pose une question.
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.