Verbs · adviseconseiller
kolaka
adviseconseiller
Imperative (singular): laka · plural: bo-laka
EN To advise — guiding from older steps.
Kolaka is to counsel or advise. Elders kolaka the young with patience; the laka they give is meant to walk ahead and light the way.FR Conseiller — guider depuis des pas plus anciens.
Kolaka, c'est conseiller. Les anciens kolaka les jeunes avec patience ; le laka qu'ils donnent doit marcher devant et éclairer la voie.LN Kolaka — kotambwisa uta na matambe ya bampaka.
Kolaka elimboli kopesa toli. Bampaka bakolaka bilenge na motema molai; laka oyo bapesi ezali mpo na kotambola liboso mpe kongengisa nzela.
Present
ngai I
na-laka
LN Ngai na-laka.EN I advise.FR Je [conseiller].
yo you
o-laka
LN Yo o-laka.EN You advise.FR Tu [conseiller].
ye he / she
a-laka
LN Ye a-laka elongo na ngai.EN He/she advises with me.FR Il/elle [conseiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-laka
LN Biso to-laka lelo.EN We advise today.FR Nous [conseiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-laka
LN Bino bo-laka malamu.EN You all advise well.FR Vous [conseiller] bien.
bango they
ba-laka
LN Bango ba-laka noki.EN They advise quickly.FR Ils/elles [conseiller] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-laka
LN Ngai na-zo-laka.EN I am advising.FR Je [conseiller].
yo you
o-zo-laka
LN Yo o-zo-laka.EN You are advising.FR Tu [conseiller].
ye he / she
a-zo-laka
LN Ye a-zo-laka elongo na ngai.EN He/she is advising with me.FR Il/elle [conseiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-laka
LN Biso to-zo-laka lelo.EN We are advising today.FR Nous [conseiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-laka
LN Bino bo-zo-laka malamu.EN You all are advising well.FR Vous [conseiller] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-laka
LN Bango ba-zo-laka noki.EN They are advising quickly.FR Ils/elles [conseiller] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-lakaki
LN Ngai na-lakaki.EN I advised.FR Je [conseiller].
yo you
o-lakaki
LN Yo o-lakaki.EN You advised.FR Tu [conseiller].
ye he / she
a-lakaki
LN Ye a-lakaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she advised with me.FR Il/elle [conseiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-lakaki
LN Biso to-lakaki lelo.EN We advised today.FR Nous [conseiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lakaki
LN Bino bo-lakaki malamu.EN You all advised well.FR Vous [conseiller] bien.
bango they
ba-lakaki
LN Bango ba-lakaki noki.EN They advised quickly.FR Ils/elles [conseiller] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-laka
LN Ngai na-ko-laka.EN I will advise.FR Je [conseiller].
yo you
o-ko-laka
LN Yo o-ko-laka.EN You will advise.FR Tu [conseiller].
ye he / she
a-ko-laka
LN Ye a-ko-laka elongo na ngai.EN He/she will advise with me.FR Il/elle [conseiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-laka
LN Biso to-ko-laka lelo.EN We will advise today.FR Nous [conseiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-laka
LN Bino bo-ko-laka malamu.EN You all will advise well.FR Vous [conseiller] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-laka
LN Bango ba-ko-laka noki.EN They will advise quickly.FR Ils/elles [conseiller] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-lakaka
LN Ngai na-lakaka.EN I usually advise.FR Je [conseiller].
yo you
o-lakaka
LN Yo o-lakaka.EN You usually advise.FR Tu [conseiller].
ye he / she
a-lakaka
LN Ye a-lakaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually advises with me.FR Il/elle [conseiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-lakaka
LN Biso to-lakaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually advise every day.FR Nous [conseiller] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lakaka
LN Bino bo-lakaka malamu.EN You all usually advise well.FR Vous [conseiller] bien.
bango they
ba-lakaka
LN Bango ba-lakaka noki.EN They usually advise quickly.FR Ils/elles [conseiller] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-laka te
LN Ngai na-laka te.EN I do not advise.FR Je [conseiller].
yo you
o-laka te
LN Yo o-laka te.EN You do not advise.FR Tu [conseiller].
ye he / she
a-laka te
LN Ye a-laka te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not advise with me.FR Il/elle [conseiller] avec moi.
biso we
to-laka te
LN Biso to-laka te lelo.EN We do not advise today.FR Nous [conseiller] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-laka te
LN Bino bo-laka te malamu.EN You all do not advise well.FR Vous [conseiller] bien.
bango they
ba-laka te
LN Bango ba-laka te noki.EN They do not advise quickly.FR Ils/elles [conseiller] vite.
Laka mwana na bwanya.
Advise the child with wisdom.
Conseille l'enfant avec sagesse.
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.