Verbs · drysécher
koka
drysécher
Imperative (singular): ka · plural: bo-ka
EN To dry — the work of sun and wind.
Koka is to dry. Clothes on a line, fish split for the smokehouse, maize spread to harden — all wait for the heat to koka them through.FR Sécher — l'œuvre du soleil et du vent.
Koka, c'est sécher. Les vêtements sur le fil, le poisson fendu pour le fumoir, le maïs étendu pour durcir — tous attendent que la chaleur les koka jusqu'au bout.LN Koka — mosala ya moi na mopepe.
Koka elimboli kokauka. Bilamba na nzela ya bilamba, mbisi efungwami mpo na ndako ya milinga, masangu epanzami mpo ekoma makasi — nyonso ezeli ete moi ekokauka yango.
Present
ngai I
na-ka
LN Ngai na-ka.EN I dry.FR Je [sécher].
yo you
o-ka
LN Yo o-ka.EN You dry.FR Tu [sécher].
ye he / she
a-ka
LN Ye a-ka elongo na ngai.EN He/she dries with me.FR Il/elle [sécher] avec moi.
biso we
to-ka
LN Biso to-ka lelo.EN We dry today.FR Nous [sécher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ka
LN Bino bo-ka malamu.EN You all dry well.FR Vous [sécher] bien.
bango they
ba-ka
LN Bango ba-ka noki.EN They dry quickly.FR Ils/elles [sécher] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-ka
LN Ngai na-zo-ka.EN I am drying.FR Je [sécher].
yo you
o-zo-ka
LN Yo o-zo-ka.EN You are drying.FR Tu [sécher].
ye he / she
a-zo-ka
LN Ye a-zo-ka elongo na ngai.EN He/she is drying with me.FR Il/elle [sécher] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-ka
LN Biso to-zo-ka lelo.EN We are drying today.FR Nous [sécher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-ka
LN Bino bo-zo-ka malamu.EN You all are drying well.FR Vous [sécher] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-ka
LN Bango ba-zo-ka noki.EN They are drying quickly.FR Ils/elles [sécher] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-kaki
LN Ngai na-kaki.EN I dried.FR Je [sécher].
yo you
o-kaki
LN Yo o-kaki.EN You dried.FR Tu [sécher].
ye he / she
a-kaki
LN Ye a-kaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she dried with me.FR Il/elle [sécher] avec moi.
biso we
to-kaki
LN Biso to-kaki lelo.EN We dried today.FR Nous [sécher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kaki
LN Bino bo-kaki malamu.EN You all dried well.FR Vous [sécher] bien.
bango they
ba-kaki
LN Bango ba-kaki noki.EN They dried quickly.FR Ils/elles [sécher] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-ka
LN Ngai na-ko-ka.EN I will dry.FR Je [sécher].
yo you
o-ko-ka
LN Yo o-ko-ka.EN You will dry.FR Tu [sécher].
ye he / she
a-ko-ka
LN Ye a-ko-ka elongo na ngai.EN He/she will dry with me.FR Il/elle [sécher] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-ka
LN Biso to-ko-ka lelo.EN We will dry today.FR Nous [sécher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-ka
LN Bino bo-ko-ka malamu.EN You all will dry well.FR Vous [sécher] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-ka
LN Bango ba-ko-ka noki.EN They will dry quickly.FR Ils/elles [sécher] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-kaka
LN Ngai na-kaka.EN I usually dry.FR Je [sécher].
yo you
o-kaka
LN Yo o-kaka.EN You usually dry.FR Tu [sécher].
ye he / she
a-kaka
LN Ye a-kaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually dries with me.FR Il/elle [sécher] avec moi.
biso we
to-kaka
LN Biso to-kaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually dry every day.FR Nous [sécher] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kaka
LN Bino bo-kaka malamu.EN You all usually dry well.FR Vous [sécher] bien.
bango they
ba-kaka
LN Bango ba-kaka noki.EN They usually dry quickly.FR Ils/elles [sécher] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-ka te
LN Ngai na-ka te.EN I do not dry.FR Je [sécher].
yo you
o-ka te
LN Yo o-ka te.EN You do not dry.FR Tu [sécher].
ye he / she
a-ka te
LN Ye a-ka te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not dry with me.FR Il/elle [sécher] avec moi.
biso we
to-ka te
LN Biso to-ka te lelo.EN We do not dry today.FR Nous [sécher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ka te
LN Bino bo-ka te malamu.EN You all do not dry well.FR Vous [sécher] bien.
bango they
ba-ka te
LN Bango ba-ka te noki.EN They do not dry quickly.FR Ils/elles [sécher] vite.
Bilamba ekoki na moi.
Clothes dry in the sun.
Les vêtements sèchent au soleil.
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.