Verbs · to spitcracher
kotwa
to spitcracher
Imperative (singular): twa · plural: bo-twa
EN To spit.
Kotwa is the literal action; figuratively it can show contempt — kotwa na elongi = to spit in the face.FR Cracher.
Kotwa est l'action littérale ; au figuré, il peut marquer le mépris — kotwa na elongi = cracher au visage.LN Kotwa — kotwa nsoi.
Kotwa ezali mosala ya solo; na ndimbola ya likolo, ekoki komonisa botioli — kotwa na elongi = kotwa nsoi na elongi.
Present
ngai I
na-twa
LN Ngai na-twa.EN I spit.FR Je [cracher].
yo you
o-twa
LN Yo o-twa.EN You spit.FR Tu [cracher].
ye he / she
a-twa
LN Ye a-twa elongo na ngai.EN He/she spits with me.FR Il/elle [cracher] avec moi.
biso we
to-twa
LN Biso to-twa lelo.EN We spit today.FR Nous [cracher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-twa
LN Bino bo-twa malamu.EN You all spit well.FR Vous [cracher] bien.
bango they
ba-twa
LN Bango ba-twa noki.EN They spit quickly.FR Ils/elles [cracher] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-twa
LN Ngai na-zo-twa.EN I am spiting.FR Je [cracher].
yo you
o-zo-twa
LN Yo o-zo-twa.EN You are spiting.FR Tu [cracher].
ye he / she
a-zo-twa
LN Ye a-zo-twa elongo na ngai.EN He/she is spiting with me.FR Il/elle [cracher] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-twa
LN Biso to-zo-twa lelo.EN We are spiting today.FR Nous [cracher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-twa
LN Bino bo-zo-twa malamu.EN You all are spiting well.FR Vous [cracher] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-twa
LN Bango ba-zo-twa noki.EN They are spiting quickly.FR Ils/elles [cracher] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-twaki
LN Ngai na-twaki.EN I spited.FR Je [cracher].
yo you
o-twaki
LN Yo o-twaki.EN You spited.FR Tu [cracher].
ye he / she
a-twaki
LN Ye a-twaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she spited with me.FR Il/elle [cracher] avec moi.
biso we
to-twaki
LN Biso to-twaki lelo.EN We spited today.FR Nous [cracher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-twaki
LN Bino bo-twaki malamu.EN You all spited well.FR Vous [cracher] bien.
bango they
ba-twaki
LN Bango ba-twaki noki.EN They spited quickly.FR Ils/elles [cracher] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-twa
LN Ngai na-ko-twa.EN I will spit.FR Je [cracher].
yo you
o-ko-twa
LN Yo o-ko-twa.EN You will spit.FR Tu [cracher].
ye he / she
a-ko-twa
LN Ye a-ko-twa elongo na ngai.EN He/she will spit with me.FR Il/elle [cracher] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-twa
LN Biso to-ko-twa lelo.EN We will spit today.FR Nous [cracher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-twa
LN Bino bo-ko-twa malamu.EN You all will spit well.FR Vous [cracher] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-twa
LN Bango ba-ko-twa noki.EN They will spit quickly.FR Ils/elles [cracher] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-twaka
LN Ngai na-twaka.EN I usually spit.FR Je [cracher].
yo you
o-twaka
LN Yo o-twaka.EN You usually spit.FR Tu [cracher].
ye he / she
a-twaka
LN Ye a-twaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually spits with me.FR Il/elle [cracher] avec moi.
biso we
to-twaka
LN Biso to-twaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually spit every day.FR Nous [cracher] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-twaka
LN Bino bo-twaka malamu.EN You all usually spit well.FR Vous [cracher] bien.
bango they
ba-twaka
LN Bango ba-twaka noki.EN They usually spit quickly.FR Ils/elles [cracher] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-twa te
LN Ngai na-twa te.EN I do not spit.FR Je [cracher].
yo you
o-twa te
LN Yo o-twa te.EN You do not spit.FR Tu [cracher].
ye he / she
a-twa te
LN Ye a-twa te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not spit with me.FR Il/elle [cracher] avec moi.
biso we
to-twa te
LN Biso to-twa te lelo.EN We do not spit today.FR Nous [cracher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-twa te
LN Bino bo-twa te malamu.EN You all do not spit well.FR Vous [cracher] bien.
bango they
ba-twa te
LN Bango ba-twa te noki.EN They do not spit quickly.FR Ils/elles [cracher] vite.
Atwaki na mabele.
He spat on the ground.
Il a crache par terre.
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.