Verbs · to sweepbalayer
kokomba
to sweepbalayer
Imperative (singular): komba · plural: bo-komba
EN To sweep — the morning broom against the dust.
Kokomba is to sweep. Before the day begins the kokomba shapes the courtyard — the dust pushed out, the home set ready for what comes. (The headword "kombo" alone usually means "name"; the verb is kokomba.)FR Balayer — le balai du matin contre la poussière.
Kokomba, c'est balayer. Avant que le jour commence, le kokomba façonne la cour — la poussière chassée, la maison prête pour ce qui vient. (Le mot seul « kombo » veut généralement dire « nom » ; le verbe est kokomba.)LN Kokomba — kombo ya tongo likolo ya putulu.
Kokomba elimboli kokombo. Liboso mokolo ebanda, kokomba esalaki lopango — putulu ebenganami, ndako etelemi mpo na oyo ezali koya. (Liloba « kombo » yango moko elimboli mingi « nkombo »; liloba ya kosala ezali kokomba.)
Present
ngai I
na-komba
LN Ngai na-komba lopango.EN I sweep the yard.FR Je [balayer] la cour.
yo you
o-komba
LN Yo o-komba.EN You sweep.FR Tu [balayer].
ye he / she
a-komba
LN Ye a-komba elongo na ngai.EN He/she sweeps with me.FR Il/elle [balayer] avec moi.
biso we
to-komba
LN Biso to-komba lelo.EN We sweep today.FR Nous [balayer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-komba
LN Bino bo-komba malamu.EN You all sweep well.FR Vous [balayer] bien.
bango they
ba-komba
LN Bango ba-komba noki.EN They sweep quickly.FR Ils/elles [balayer] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-komba
LN Ngai na-zo-komba lopango.EN I am sweeping the yard.FR Je [balayer] la cour.
yo you
o-zo-komba
LN Yo o-zo-komba.EN You are sweeping.FR Tu [balayer].
ye he / she
a-zo-komba
LN Ye a-zo-komba elongo na ngai.EN He/she is sweeping with me.FR Il/elle [balayer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-komba
LN Biso to-zo-komba lelo.EN We are sweeping today.FR Nous [balayer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-komba
LN Bino bo-zo-komba malamu.EN You all are sweeping well.FR Vous [balayer] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-komba
LN Bango ba-zo-komba noki.EN They are sweeping quickly.FR Ils/elles [balayer] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-kombaki
LN Ngai na-kombaki lopango.EN I sweeped the yard.FR Je [balayer] la cour.
yo you
o-kombaki
LN Yo o-kombaki.EN You sweeped.FR Tu [balayer].
ye he / she
a-kombaki
LN Ye a-kombaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she sweeped with me.FR Il/elle [balayer] avec moi.
biso we
to-kombaki
LN Biso to-kombaki lelo.EN We sweeped today.FR Nous [balayer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kombaki
LN Bino bo-kombaki malamu.EN You all sweeped well.FR Vous [balayer] bien.
bango they
ba-kombaki
LN Bango ba-kombaki noki.EN They sweeped quickly.FR Ils/elles [balayer] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-komba
LN Ngai na-ko-komba lopango.EN I will sweep the yard.FR Je [balayer] la cour.
yo you
o-ko-komba
LN Yo o-ko-komba.EN You will sweep.FR Tu [balayer].
ye he / she
a-ko-komba
LN Ye a-ko-komba elongo na ngai.EN He/she will sweep with me.FR Il/elle [balayer] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-komba
LN Biso to-ko-komba lelo.EN We will sweep today.FR Nous [balayer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-komba
LN Bino bo-ko-komba malamu.EN You all will sweep well.FR Vous [balayer] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-komba
LN Bango ba-ko-komba noki.EN They will sweep quickly.FR Ils/elles [balayer] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-kombaka
LN Ngai na-kombaka lopango.EN I usually sweep the yard.FR Je [balayer] la cour.
yo you
o-kombaka
LN Yo o-kombaka.EN You usually sweep.FR Tu [balayer].
ye he / she
a-kombaka
LN Ye a-kombaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually sweeps with me.FR Il/elle [balayer] avec moi.
biso we
to-kombaka
LN Biso to-kombaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually sweep every day.FR Nous [balayer] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-kombaka
LN Bino bo-kombaka malamu.EN You all usually sweep well.FR Vous [balayer] bien.
bango they
ba-kombaka
LN Bango ba-kombaka noki.EN They usually sweep quickly.FR Ils/elles [balayer] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-komba te
LN Ngai na-komba te lopango.EN I do not sweep the yard.FR Je [balayer] la cour.
yo you
o-komba te
LN Yo o-komba te.EN You do not sweep.FR Tu [balayer].
ye he / she
a-komba te
LN Ye a-komba te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not sweep with me.FR Il/elle [balayer] avec moi.
biso we
to-komba te
LN Biso to-komba te lelo.EN We do not sweep today.FR Nous [balayer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-komba te
LN Bino bo-komba te malamu.EN You all do not sweep well.FR Vous [balayer] bien.
bango they
ba-komba te
LN Bango ba-komba te noki.EN They do not sweep quickly.FR Ils/elles [balayer] vite.
Komba lopango.
Sweep the yard.
Balaye la cour.
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.