Verbs · confiscateconfisquer / saisir
kobotola
confiscateconfisquer / saisir
Imperative (singular): botola · plural: bo-botola
EN To confiscate — taking by authority or force.
Kobotola is to seize, snatch, or confiscate. The soldier or official who kobotola goods leaves a sting — and the word lives in everyday speech for any heavy-handed taking.FR Confisquer — prendre par autorité ou par force.
Kobotola, c'est saisir, arracher, confisquer. Le soldat ou l'officiel qui kobotola laisse une morsure — et le mot vit dans la langue quotidienne pour toute saisie brutale.LN Kobotola — kozwa na bokonzi to na makasi.
Kobotola elimboli kosimba na makasi, kobotola. Soda to motambwisi oyo abotolaka biloko atiki mpasi — mpe liloba ezali bomoyi na maloba ya mokolo na mokolo mpo na kobotola nyonso ya makasi.
Present
ngai I
na-botola
LN Ngai na-botola.EN I confiscate.FR Je [confisquer].
yo you
o-botola
LN Yo o-botola.EN You confiscate.FR Tu [confisquer].
ye he / she
a-botola
LN Ye a-botola elongo na ngai.EN He/she confiscates with me.FR Il/elle [confisquer] avec moi.
biso we
to-botola
LN Biso to-botola lelo.EN We confiscate today.FR Nous [confisquer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-botola
LN Bino bo-botola malamu.EN You all confiscate well.FR Vous [confisquer] bien.
bango they
ba-botola
LN Bango ba-botola noki.EN They confiscate quickly.FR Ils/elles [confisquer] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-botola
LN Ngai na-zo-botola.EN I am confiscating.FR Je [confisquer].
yo you
o-zo-botola
LN Yo o-zo-botola.EN You are confiscating.FR Tu [confisquer].
ye he / she
a-zo-botola
LN Ye a-zo-botola elongo na ngai.EN He/she is confiscating with me.FR Il/elle [confisquer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-botola
LN Biso to-zo-botola lelo.EN We are confiscating today.FR Nous [confisquer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-botola
LN Bino bo-zo-botola malamu.EN You all are confiscating well.FR Vous [confisquer] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-botola
LN Bango ba-zo-botola noki.EN They are confiscating quickly.FR Ils/elles [confisquer] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-botolaki
LN Ngai na-botolaki.EN I confiscated.FR Je [confisquer].
yo you
o-botolaki
LN Yo o-botolaki.EN You confiscated.FR Tu [confisquer].
ye he / she
a-botolaki
LN Ye a-botolaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she confiscated with me.FR Il/elle [confisquer] avec moi.
biso we
to-botolaki
LN Biso to-botolaki lelo.EN We confiscated today.FR Nous [confisquer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-botolaki
LN Bino bo-botolaki malamu.EN You all confiscated well.FR Vous [confisquer] bien.
bango they
ba-botolaki
LN Bango ba-botolaki noki.EN They confiscated quickly.FR Ils/elles [confisquer] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-botola
LN Ngai na-ko-botola.EN I will confiscate.FR Je [confisquer].
yo you
o-ko-botola
LN Yo o-ko-botola.EN You will confiscate.FR Tu [confisquer].
ye he / she
a-ko-botola
LN Ye a-ko-botola elongo na ngai.EN He/she will confiscate with me.FR Il/elle [confisquer] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-botola
LN Biso to-ko-botola lelo.EN We will confiscate today.FR Nous [confisquer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-botola
LN Bino bo-ko-botola malamu.EN You all will confiscate well.FR Vous [confisquer] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-botola
LN Bango ba-ko-botola noki.EN They will confiscate quickly.FR Ils/elles [confisquer] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-botolaka
LN Ngai na-botolaka.EN I usually confiscate.FR Je [confisquer].
yo you
o-botolaka
LN Yo o-botolaka.EN You usually confiscate.FR Tu [confisquer].
ye he / she
a-botolaka
LN Ye a-botolaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually confiscates with me.FR Il/elle [confisquer] avec moi.
biso we
to-botolaka
LN Biso to-botolaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually confiscate every day.FR Nous [confisquer] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-botolaka
LN Bino bo-botolaka malamu.EN You all usually confiscate well.FR Vous [confisquer] bien.
bango they
ba-botolaka
LN Bango ba-botolaka noki.EN They usually confiscate quickly.FR Ils/elles [confisquer] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-botola te
LN Ngai na-botola te.EN I do not confiscate.FR Je [confisquer].
yo you
o-botola te
LN Yo o-botola te.EN You do not confiscate.FR Tu [confisquer].
ye he / she
a-botola te
LN Ye a-botola te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not confiscate with me.FR Il/elle [confisquer] avec moi.
biso we
to-botola te
LN Biso to-botola te lelo.EN We do not confiscate today.FR Nous [confisquer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-botola te
LN Bino bo-botola te malamu.EN You all do not confiscate well.FR Vous [confisquer] bien.
bango they
ba-botola te
LN Bango ba-botola te noki.EN They do not confiscate quickly.FR Ils/elles [confisquer] vite.
Soda abotoli biloko na ye.
The soldier confiscated his things.
Le soldat a confisqué ses affaires.
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.