Language/Lingala/Grammar/Conjugation-To-Have

Conjugation To Have – Learn the Lingala Language

kozala na – (koh-ZAH-lah nah) – to have

Present tense:

Lingala			English
na+zal+i na	nazali na	(nah-ZAH-lee nah)	I have
o+zal+i na	ozali na	(oh-ZAH-lee na)h	you have
a+zal+i na	azali na	(ah-ZAH-lee nah)	he/she has
to+zal+i na	tozali na	(toh-ZAH-lee nah)	we have
bo+zal+i na	bozali na	(boh-ZAH-lee nah)	you have (plural)
ba+ zal+i na	bazali na	(bah-ZAH-lee nah)	they have
e+zal+i na	ezali na	(eh-ZAH-lee nah)	it has

Past tense:

Lingala			English
na+zala+ki na	nazalaki na	(nah-ZAH-lah-kee nah)	I had
o+zala+ki na	ozalaki na	(oh-ZAH-lah-kee nah)	you had
a+zala+ki na	azalaki na	(ah-ZAH-lah-kee nah)	he/she had
to+zala+ki na	tozalaki na	(toh-ZAH-lah-kee nah)	we had
bo+zala+ki na	bozalaki na	(boh-ZAH-lah-kee nah)	you had (plural)
ba+zala+ki na	bazalaki na	(bah-ZAH-lah-kee nah)	they had
e+zala+ki na	ezalaki na	(eh-ZAH-lah-kee nah)	it had

Future tense:

Lingala			English
na+kozala na	nakozala na	(nah-koh-ZAH-lah nah)	I will have
o+kozala na	okazala na	(oh-koh-ZAH-lah nah)	you will have
a+kozala na	akozala na	(ah-koh-ZAH-lah nah)	he/she will have
to+kozala na	tokozala na	(toh-koh-ZAH-lah nah)	we will have
bo+kozala na	bokozala na	(boh-koh-ZAH-lah nah)	you will have (plural)
ba+kozala na	bakozala na	(bah-koh-ZAH-lah nah)	they will have
e+kozala na	ekozala na	(eh-koh-ZAH-lah nah)	it will be

Imperative mood:

Lingala			English
ko-zala na	zala na!	(ZAH-lah nah)	have!

Source

https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf

Other Lessons

• The First 10 Verbs
• Questions
• The present tense To be
• Using infinitive verb forms
• Simple present tense
• Gender
• Irregular verbs – kolia – to eat
• Plural forms
• The Future Tense To Be
• Create your first simple sentences in the affirmative
• Verb To Have and To Be
• Create simple sentences in the negative
• Subject pronouns
• Negation