Verbs · hirelouer
kofutela
hirelouer
Imperative (singular): futela · plural: bo-futela
EN To rent — paying for the use of a thing.
Kofutela is the infinitive "to rent or hire" — a house, a car, a hand for the day. In the city most live in a futela home, the rent due like clockwork.FR Louer — payer pour l'usage d'une chose.
Kofutela est l'infinitif « louer, prendre en location » — une maison, une voiture, une main pour la journée. En ville, la plupart vivent dans un foyer futela, le loyer tombant comme une horloge.LN Kofutela — kofuta mpo na kosalela eloko.
Kofutela elimboli kofutela — ndako, motuka, loboko ya mokolo. Na vile bato mingi bavandi na ndako ya futela, lofuti efutamaka lokola montre.
Present
ngai I
na-futela
LN Ngai na-futela.EN I hire.FR Je [louer].
yo you
o-futela
LN Yo o-futela.EN You hire.FR Tu [louer].
ye he / she
a-futela
LN Ye a-futela elongo na ngai.EN He/she hires with me.FR Il/elle [louer] avec moi.
biso we
to-futela
LN Biso to-futela lelo.EN We hire today.FR Nous [louer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-futela
LN Bino bo-futela malamu.EN You all hire well.FR Vous [louer] bien.
bango they
ba-futela
LN Bango ba-futela noki.EN They hire quickly.FR Ils/elles [louer] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-futela
LN Ngai na-zo-futela.EN I am hiring.FR Je [louer].
yo you
o-zo-futela
LN Yo o-zo-futela.EN You are hiring.FR Tu [louer].
ye he / she
a-zo-futela
LN Ye a-zo-futela elongo na ngai.EN He/she is hiring with me.FR Il/elle [louer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-futela
LN Biso to-zo-futela lelo.EN We are hiring today.FR Nous [louer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-futela
LN Bino bo-zo-futela malamu.EN You all are hiring well.FR Vous [louer] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-futela
LN Bango ba-zo-futela noki.EN They are hiring quickly.FR Ils/elles [louer] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-futelaki
LN Ngai na-futelaki.EN I hired.FR Je [louer].
yo you
o-futelaki
LN Yo o-futelaki.EN You hired.FR Tu [louer].
ye he / she
a-futelaki
LN Ye a-futelaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she hired with me.FR Il/elle [louer] avec moi.
biso we
to-futelaki
LN Biso to-futelaki lelo.EN We hired today.FR Nous [louer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-futelaki
LN Bino bo-futelaki malamu.EN You all hired well.FR Vous [louer] bien.
bango they
ba-futelaki
LN Bango ba-futelaki noki.EN They hired quickly.FR Ils/elles [louer] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-futela
LN Ngai na-ko-futela.EN I will hire.FR Je [louer].
yo you
o-ko-futela
LN Yo o-ko-futela.EN You will hire.FR Tu [louer].
ye he / she
a-ko-futela
LN Ye a-ko-futela elongo na ngai.EN He/she will hire with me.FR Il/elle [louer] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-futela
LN Biso to-ko-futela lelo.EN We will hire today.FR Nous [louer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-futela
LN Bino bo-ko-futela malamu.EN You all will hire well.FR Vous [louer] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-futela
LN Bango ba-ko-futela noki.EN They will hire quickly.FR Ils/elles [louer] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-futelaka
LN Ngai na-futelaka.EN I usually hire.FR Je [louer].
yo you
o-futelaka
LN Yo o-futelaka.EN You usually hire.FR Tu [louer].
ye he / she
a-futelaka
LN Ye a-futelaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually hires with me.FR Il/elle [louer] avec moi.
biso we
to-futelaka
LN Biso to-futelaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually hire every day.FR Nous [louer] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-futelaka
LN Bino bo-futelaka malamu.EN You all usually hire well.FR Vous [louer] bien.
bango they
ba-futelaka
LN Bango ba-futelaka noki.EN They usually hire quickly.FR Ils/elles [louer] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-futela te
LN Ngai na-futela te.EN I do not hire.FR Je [louer].
yo you
o-futela te
LN Yo o-futela te.EN You do not hire.FR Tu [louer].
ye he / she
a-futela te
LN Ye a-futela te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not hire with me.FR Il/elle [louer] avec moi.
biso we
to-futela te
LN Biso to-futela te lelo.EN We do not hire today.FR Nous [louer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-futela te
LN Bino bo-futela te malamu.EN You all do not hire well.FR Vous [louer] bien.
bango they
ba-futela te
LN Bango ba-futela te noki.EN They do not hire quickly.FR Ils/elles [louer] vite.
Tolingi kofutela ndako.
We want to rent a house.
Nous voulons louer une maison.
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.