Verbs · to meet / find one anotherse rencontrer
kozwana
to meet / find one anotherse rencontrer
Imperative (singular): zwana · plural: bo-zwana
EN To meet, encounter one another (reciprocal -an- of kozwa).
Kozwana closes the bank with a fitting verb — the Kongo gift of finding one another, in markets, in church, in life. A warm last word.FR Se rencontrer (réciproque -an- de kozwa).
Kozwana clôt la banque par un verbe approprié — le don congolais de se trouver les uns les autres, au marché, à l'église, dans la vie. Une dernière parole chaleureuse.LN Kozwana — kokutana, kozwana (réciproque -an- ya kozwa).
Kozwana ekangi banque na liloba oyo ebongi — likabo ya Kongo ya kokutana, na zando, na ndako ya Nzambe, na bomoyi. Liloba ya nsuka ya molunge.
Present
ngai I
na-zwana
LN Ngai na-zwana.EN I meet.FR Je [se rencontrer].
yo you
o-zwana
LN Yo o-zwana.EN You meet.FR Tu [se rencontrer].
ye he / she
a-zwana
LN Ye a-zwana elongo na ngai.EN He/she meets with me.FR Il/elle [se rencontrer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zwana
LN Biso to-zwana lelo.EN We meet today.FR Nous [se rencontrer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zwana
LN Bino bo-zwana malamu.EN You all meet well.FR Vous [se rencontrer] bien.
bango they
ba-zwana
LN Bango ba-zwana noki.EN They meet quickly.FR Ils/elles [se rencontrer] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-zwana
LN Ngai na-zo-zwana.EN I am meeting.FR Je [se rencontrer].
yo you
o-zo-zwana
LN Yo o-zo-zwana.EN You are meeting.FR Tu [se rencontrer].
ye he / she
a-zo-zwana
LN Ye a-zo-zwana elongo na ngai.EN He/she is meeting with me.FR Il/elle [se rencontrer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-zwana
LN Biso to-zo-zwana lelo.EN We are meeting today.FR Nous [se rencontrer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-zwana
LN Bino bo-zo-zwana malamu.EN You all are meeting well.FR Vous [se rencontrer] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-zwana
LN Bango ba-zo-zwana noki.EN They are meeting quickly.FR Ils/elles [se rencontrer] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-zwanaki
LN Ngai na-zwanaki.EN I met.FR Je [se rencontrer].
yo you
o-zwanaki
LN Yo o-zwanaki.EN You met.FR Tu [se rencontrer].
ye he / she
a-zwanaki
LN Ye a-zwanaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she met with me.FR Il/elle [se rencontrer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zwanaki
LN Biso to-zwanaki lelo.EN We met today.FR Nous [se rencontrer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zwanaki
LN Bino bo-zwanaki malamu.EN You all met well.FR Vous [se rencontrer] bien.
bango they
ba-zwanaki
LN Bango ba-zwanaki noki.EN They met quickly.FR Ils/elles [se rencontrer] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-zwana
LN Ngai na-ko-zwana.EN I will meet.FR Je [se rencontrer].
yo you
o-ko-zwana
LN Yo o-ko-zwana.EN You will meet.FR Tu [se rencontrer].
ye he / she
a-ko-zwana
LN Ye a-ko-zwana elongo na ngai.EN He/she will meet with me.FR Il/elle [se rencontrer] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-zwana
LN Biso to-ko-zwana lelo.EN We will meet today.FR Nous [se rencontrer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-zwana
LN Bino bo-ko-zwana malamu.EN You all will meet well.FR Vous [se rencontrer] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-zwana
LN Bango ba-ko-zwana noki.EN They will meet quickly.FR Ils/elles [se rencontrer] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-zwanaka
LN Ngai na-zwanaka.EN I usually meet.FR Je [se rencontrer].
yo you
o-zwanaka
LN Yo o-zwanaka.EN You usually meet.FR Tu [se rencontrer].
ye he / she
a-zwanaka
LN Ye a-zwanaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually meets with me.FR Il/elle [se rencontrer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zwanaka
LN Biso to-zwanaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually meet every day.FR Nous [se rencontrer] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zwanaka
LN Bino bo-zwanaka malamu.EN You all usually meet well.FR Vous [se rencontrer] bien.
bango they
ba-zwanaka
LN Bango ba-zwanaka noki.EN They usually meet quickly.FR Ils/elles [se rencontrer] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-zwana te
LN Ngai na-zwana te.EN I do not meet.FR Je [se rencontrer].
yo you
o-zwana te
LN Yo o-zwana te.EN You do not meet.FR Tu [se rencontrer].
ye he / she
a-zwana te
LN Ye a-zwana te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not meet with me.FR Il/elle [se rencontrer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zwana te
LN Biso to-zwana te lelo.EN We do not meet today.FR Nous [se rencontrer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zwana te
LN Bino bo-zwana te malamu.EN You all do not meet well.FR Vous [se rencontrer] bien.
bango they
ba-zwana te
LN Bango ba-zwana te noki.EN They do not meet quickly.FR Ils/elles [se rencontrer] vite.
Tozwani na zando.
We met at the market.
Nous nous sommes rencontres au marche.
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.