Verbs · to wear / to dressporter / s'habiller
kolata
to wear / to dressporter / s'habiller
Imperative (singular): lata · plural: bo-lata
EN To wear / to put on (clothes).
Kolata is the verb for putting clothing on yourself. Used for everyday dressing and for special occasions alike.FR Porter / mettre (un vêtement).
Kolata est le verbe pour s'habiller. Utilisé pour la tenue de tous les jours comme pour les grandes occasions.LN Kolata — kolata bilamba.
Kolata ezali liloba mpo na kolata bilamba. Basaleli yango mpo na bilamba ya mikolo nyonso mpe mpo na bafeti ya minene.
Present
ngai I
na-lata
LN Ngai na-lata.EN I wear.FR Je [porter].
yo you
o-lata
LN Yo o-lata.EN You wear.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-lata
LN Ye a-lata elongo na ngai.EN He/she wears with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-lata
LN Biso to-lata lelo.EN We wear today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lata
LN Bino bo-lata malamu.EN You all wear well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-lata
LN Bango ba-lata noki.EN They wear quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-lata
LN Ngai na-zo-lata.EN I am wearing.FR Je [porter].
yo you
o-zo-lata
LN Yo o-zo-lata.EN You are wearing.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-zo-lata
LN Ye a-zo-lata elongo na ngai.EN He/she is wearing with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-lata
LN Biso to-zo-lata lelo.EN We are wearing today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-lata
LN Bino bo-zo-lata malamu.EN You all are wearing well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-lata
LN Bango ba-zo-lata noki.EN They are wearing quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-lataki
LN Ngai na-lataki.EN I wore.FR Je [porter].
yo you
o-lataki
LN Yo o-lataki.EN You wore.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-lataki
LN Ye a-lataki elongo na ngai.EN He/she wore with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-lataki
LN Biso to-lataki lelo.EN We wore today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lataki
LN Bino bo-lataki malamu.EN You all wore well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-lataki
LN Bango ba-lataki noki.EN They wore quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-lata
LN Ngai na-ko-lata.EN I will wear.FR Je [porter].
yo you
o-ko-lata
LN Yo o-ko-lata.EN You will wear.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-ko-lata
LN Ye a-ko-lata elongo na ngai.EN He/she will wear with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-lata
LN Biso to-ko-lata lelo.EN We will wear today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-lata
LN Bino bo-ko-lata malamu.EN You all will wear well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-lata
LN Bango ba-ko-lata noki.EN They will wear quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-lataka
LN Ngai na-lataka.EN I usually wear.FR Je [porter].
yo you
o-lataka
LN Yo o-lataka.EN You usually wear.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-lataka
LN Ye a-lataka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually wears with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-lataka
LN Biso to-lataka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually wear every day.FR Nous [porter] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lataka
LN Bino bo-lataka malamu.EN You all usually wear well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-lataka
LN Bango ba-lataka noki.EN They usually wear quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-lata te
LN Ngai na-lata te.EN I do not wear.FR Je [porter].
yo you
o-lata te
LN Yo o-lata te.EN You do not wear.FR Tu [porter].
ye he / she
a-lata te
LN Ye a-lata te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not wear with me.FR Il/elle [porter] avec moi.
biso we
to-lata te
LN Biso to-lata te lelo.EN We do not wear today.FR Nous [porter] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lata te
LN Bino bo-lata te malamu.EN You all do not wear well.FR Vous [porter] bien.
bango they
ba-lata te
LN Bango ba-lata te noki.EN They do not wear quickly.FR Ils/elles [porter] vite.
Akolata elamba ya kitoko na fete.
She will wear a beautiful dress to the party.
Elle portera une belle robe a la fete.
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.