Verbs · knowsavoir / connaître
koyeba
knowsavoir / connaître
Imperative (singular): yeba · plural: bo-yeba
EN To know — possessing a fact or a face.
Koyeba is to know. To koyeba someone is to recognise them; to koyeba a thing is to have it lit inside you — a word of both information and acquaintance.FR Savoir — posséder un fait ou un visage.
Koyeba, c'est savoir. Koyeba quelqu'un, c'est le reconnaître ; koyeba une chose, c'est l'avoir éclairée en soi — un mot d'information et de connaissance ensemble.LN Koyeba — kozala na likambo to elongi.
Koyeba elimboli koyeba. Koyeba moto ezali koyeba ye; koyeba eloko ezali kozala na yango ekongenga kati na yo — liloba ya boyebi mpe ya kondima.
Present
ngai I
na-yeba
LN Ngai na-yeba bosolo.EN I know the truth.FR Je [savoir] voulons connaître la vérité.
yo you
o-yeba
LN Yo o-yeba.EN You know.FR Tu [savoir].
ye he / she
a-yeba
LN Ye a-yeba elongo na ngai.EN He/she knows with me.FR Il/elle [savoir] avec moi.
biso we
to-yeba
LN Biso to-yeba lelo.EN We know today.FR Nous [savoir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yeba
LN Bino bo-yeba malamu.EN You all know well.FR Vous [savoir] bien.
bango they
ba-yeba
LN Bango ba-yeba noki.EN They know quickly.FR Ils/elles [savoir] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-yeba
LN Ngai na-zo-yeba bosolo.EN I am knowing the truth.FR Je [savoir] voulons connaître la vérité.
yo you
o-zo-yeba
LN Yo o-zo-yeba.EN You are knowing.FR Tu [savoir].
ye he / she
a-zo-yeba
LN Ye a-zo-yeba elongo na ngai.EN He/she is knowing with me.FR Il/elle [savoir] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-yeba
LN Biso to-zo-yeba lelo.EN We are knowing today.FR Nous [savoir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-yeba
LN Bino bo-zo-yeba malamu.EN You all are knowing well.FR Vous [savoir] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-yeba
LN Bango ba-zo-yeba noki.EN They are knowing quickly.FR Ils/elles [savoir] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-yebaki
LN Ngai na-yebaki bosolo.EN I knew the truth.FR Je [savoir] voulons connaître la vérité.
yo you
o-yebaki
LN Yo o-yebaki.EN You knew.FR Tu [savoir].
ye he / she
a-yebaki
LN Ye a-yebaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she knew with me.FR Il/elle [savoir] avec moi.
biso we
to-yebaki
LN Biso to-yebaki lelo.EN We knew today.FR Nous [savoir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yebaki
LN Bino bo-yebaki malamu.EN You all knew well.FR Vous [savoir] bien.
bango they
ba-yebaki
LN Bango ba-yebaki noki.EN They knew quickly.FR Ils/elles [savoir] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-yeba
LN Ngai na-ko-yeba bosolo.EN I will know the truth.FR Je [savoir] voulons connaître la vérité.
yo you
o-ko-yeba
LN Yo o-ko-yeba.EN You will know.FR Tu [savoir].
ye he / she
a-ko-yeba
LN Ye a-ko-yeba elongo na ngai.EN He/she will know with me.FR Il/elle [savoir] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-yeba
LN Biso to-ko-yeba lelo.EN We will know today.FR Nous [savoir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-yeba
LN Bino bo-ko-yeba malamu.EN You all will know well.FR Vous [savoir] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-yeba
LN Bango ba-ko-yeba noki.EN They will know quickly.FR Ils/elles [savoir] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-yebaka
LN Ngai na-yebaka bosolo.EN I usually know the truth.FR Je [savoir] voulons connaître la vérité.
yo you
o-yebaka
LN Yo o-yebaka.EN You usually know.FR Tu [savoir].
ye he / she
a-yebaka
LN Ye a-yebaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually knows with me.FR Il/elle [savoir] avec moi.
biso we
to-yebaka
LN Biso to-yebaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually know every day.FR Nous [savoir] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yebaka
LN Bino bo-yebaka malamu.EN You all usually know well.FR Vous [savoir] bien.
bango they
ba-yebaka
LN Bango ba-yebaka noki.EN They usually know quickly.FR Ils/elles [savoir] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-yeba te
LN Ngai na-yeba te bosolo.EN I do not know the truth.FR Je [savoir] voulons connaître la vérité.
yo you
o-yeba te
LN Yo o-yeba te.EN You do not know.FR Tu [savoir].
ye he / she
a-yeba te
LN Ye a-yeba te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not know with me.FR Il/elle [savoir] avec moi.
biso we
to-yeba te
LN Biso to-yeba te lelo.EN We do not know today.FR Nous [savoir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yeba te
LN Bino bo-yeba te malamu.EN You all do not know well.FR Vous [savoir] bien.
bango they
ba-yeba te
LN Bango ba-yeba te noki.EN They do not know quickly.FR Ils/elles [savoir] vite.
Nayebi yo.
I know you.
Je te connais.
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.