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Verbs · to patrol / watch closelypatrouiller / surveiller

koyengela

to patrol / watch closelypatrouiller / surveiller

Imperative (singular): yengela · plural: bo-yengela

EN Koyengela — to patrol, watch over carefully, stand guard. The verb of a mokengeli or sinzili at the gate, of soldiers on a road, of a mother watching over a sleeping child.FR Koyengela — patrouiller, surveiller attentivement, monter la garde. Le verbe d'un mokengeli ou sinzili à la porte, des soldats sur une route, d'une mère veillant sur un enfant qui dort.LN Koyengela — kotambola na bokengi, kobatela makasi. Liloba ya mokengeli to sinzili na porte, ya basoda na nzela, ya mama oyo azali kokengela mwana oyo azali kolala.

Present

ngai I
na-yengela
LN Ngai na-yengela.EN I patrol.FR Je [patrouiller].
yo you
o-yengela
LN Yo o-yengela.EN You patrol.FR Tu [patrouiller].
ye he / she
a-yengela
LN Ye a-yengela elongo na ngai.EN He/she patrols with me.FR Il/elle [patrouiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-yengela
LN Biso to-yengela lelo.EN We patrol today.FR Nous [patrouiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yengela
LN Bino bo-yengela malamu.EN You all patrol well.FR Vous [patrouiller] bien.
bango they
ba-yengela
LN Bango ba-yengela noki.EN They patrol quickly.FR Ils/elles [patrouiller] vite.

Present continuous

ngai I
na-zo-yengela
LN Ngai na-zo-yengela.EN I am patroling.FR Je [patrouiller].
yo you
o-zo-yengela
LN Yo o-zo-yengela.EN You are patroling.FR Tu [patrouiller].
ye he / she
a-zo-yengela
LN Ye a-zo-yengela elongo na ngai.EN He/she is patroling with me.FR Il/elle [patrouiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-yengela
LN Biso to-zo-yengela lelo.EN We are patroling today.FR Nous [patrouiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-yengela
LN Bino bo-zo-yengela malamu.EN You all are patroling well.FR Vous [patrouiller] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-yengela
LN Bango ba-zo-yengela noki.EN They are patroling quickly.FR Ils/elles [patrouiller] vite.

Past

ngai I
na-yengelaki
LN Ngai na-yengelaki.EN I patroled.FR Je [patrouiller].
yo you
o-yengelaki
LN Yo o-yengelaki.EN You patroled.FR Tu [patrouiller].
ye he / she
a-yengelaki
LN Ye a-yengelaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she patroled with me.FR Il/elle [patrouiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-yengelaki
LN Biso to-yengelaki lelo.EN We patroled today.FR Nous [patrouiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yengelaki
LN Bino bo-yengelaki malamu.EN You all patroled well.FR Vous [patrouiller] bien.
bango they
ba-yengelaki
LN Bango ba-yengelaki noki.EN They patroled quickly.FR Ils/elles [patrouiller] vite.

Future

ngai I
na-ko-yengela
LN Ngai na-ko-yengela.EN I will patrol.FR Je [patrouiller].
yo you
o-ko-yengela
LN Yo o-ko-yengela.EN You will patrol.FR Tu [patrouiller].
ye he / she
a-ko-yengela
LN Ye a-ko-yengela elongo na ngai.EN He/she will patrol with me.FR Il/elle [patrouiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-yengela
LN Biso to-ko-yengela lelo.EN We will patrol today.FR Nous [patrouiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-yengela
LN Bino bo-ko-yengela malamu.EN You all will patrol well.FR Vous [patrouiller] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-yengela
LN Bango ba-ko-yengela noki.EN They will patrol quickly.FR Ils/elles [patrouiller] vite.

Habitual

ngai I
na-yengelaka
LN Ngai na-yengelaka.EN I usually patrol.FR Je [patrouiller].
yo you
o-yengelaka
LN Yo o-yengelaka.EN You usually patrol.FR Tu [patrouiller].
ye he / she
a-yengelaka
LN Ye a-yengelaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually patrols with me.FR Il/elle [patrouiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-yengelaka
LN Biso to-yengelaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually patrol every day.FR Nous [patrouiller] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yengelaka
LN Bino bo-yengelaka malamu.EN You all usually patrol well.FR Vous [patrouiller] bien.
bango they
ba-yengelaka
LN Bango ba-yengelaka noki.EN They usually patrol quickly.FR Ils/elles [patrouiller] vite.

Negative (present)

ngai I
na-yengela te
LN Ngai na-yengela te.EN I do not patrol.FR Je [patrouiller].
yo you
o-yengela te
LN Yo o-yengela te.EN You do not patrol.FR Tu [patrouiller].
ye he / she
a-yengela te
LN Ye a-yengela te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not patrol with me.FR Il/elle [patrouiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-yengela te
LN Biso to-yengela te lelo.EN We do not patrol today.FR Nous [patrouiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-yengela te
LN Bino bo-yengela te malamu.EN You all do not patrol well.FR Vous [patrouiller] bien.
bango they
ba-yengela te
LN Bango ba-yengela te noki.EN They do not patrol quickly.FR Ils/elles [patrouiller] vite.

Sinzili azali koyengela lopango.

The watchman is patrolling the yard.

Le gardien patrouille la parcelle.

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.

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