Verbs · complainpleurer
kolela
complainpleurer
Imperative (singular): lela · plural: bo-lela
EN To cry — the heart's'outward water.
Kolela is to cry, weep, lament. From a child's bumped knee to a family's mourning, the word names every honest tear.FR Pleurer — l'eau extérieure du cœur.
Kolela, c'est pleurer, sangloter, se lamenter. Du genou cogné de l'enfant au deuil d'une famille, le mot nomme toute larme honnête.LN Kolela — mai ya motema oyo ebimi libanda.
Kolela elimboli kolela, kolela na mawa. Banda libolongo oyo mwana abeti kino matanga ya libota, liloba etangaka mpisoli nyonso ya solo.
Present
ngai I
na-lela
LN Ngai na-lela.EN I complain.FR Je [pleurer].
yo you
o-lela
LN Yo o-lela.EN You complain.FR Tu [pleurer].
ye he / she
a-lela
LN Ye a-lela elongo na ngai.EN He/she complains with me.FR Il/elle [pleurer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lela
LN Biso to-lela lelo.EN We complain today.FR Nous [pleurer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lela
LN Bino bo-lela malamu.EN You all complain well.FR Vous [pleurer] bien.
bango they
ba-lela
LN Bango ba-lela noki.EN They complain quickly.FR Ils/elles [pleurer] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-lela
LN Ngai na-zo-lela.EN I am complaining.FR Je [pleurer].
yo you
o-zo-lela
LN Yo o-zo-lela.EN You are complaining.FR Tu [pleurer].
ye he / she
a-zo-lela
LN Ye a-zo-lela elongo na ngai.EN He/she is complaining with me.FR Il/elle [pleurer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-lela
LN Biso to-zo-lela lelo.EN We are complaining today.FR Nous [pleurer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-lela
LN Bino bo-zo-lela malamu.EN You all are complaining well.FR Vous [pleurer] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-lela
LN Bango ba-zo-lela noki.EN They are complaining quickly.FR Ils/elles [pleurer] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-lelaki
LN Ngai na-lelaki.EN I complained.FR Je [pleurer].
yo you
o-lelaki
LN Yo o-lelaki.EN You complained.FR Tu [pleurer].
ye he / she
a-lelaki
LN Ye a-lelaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she complained with me.FR Il/elle [pleurer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lelaki
LN Biso to-lelaki lelo.EN We complained today.FR Nous [pleurer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lelaki
LN Bino bo-lelaki malamu.EN You all complained well.FR Vous [pleurer] bien.
bango they
ba-lelaki
LN Bango ba-lelaki noki.EN They complained quickly.FR Ils/elles [pleurer] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-lela
LN Ngai na-ko-lela.EN I will complain.FR Je [pleurer].
yo you
o-ko-lela
LN Yo o-ko-lela.EN You will complain.FR Tu [pleurer].
ye he / she
a-ko-lela
LN Ye a-ko-lela elongo na ngai.EN He/she will complain with me.FR Il/elle [pleurer] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-lela
LN Biso to-ko-lela lelo.EN We will complain today.FR Nous [pleurer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-lela
LN Bino bo-ko-lela malamu.EN You all will complain well.FR Vous [pleurer] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-lela
LN Bango ba-ko-lela noki.EN They will complain quickly.FR Ils/elles [pleurer] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-lelaka
LN Ngai na-lelaka.EN I usually complain.FR Je [pleurer].
yo you
o-lelaka
LN Yo o-lelaka.EN You usually complain.FR Tu [pleurer].
ye he / she
a-lelaka
LN Ye a-lelaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually complains with me.FR Il/elle [pleurer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lelaka
LN Biso to-lelaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually complain every day.FR Nous [pleurer] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lelaka
LN Bino bo-lelaka malamu.EN You all usually complain well.FR Vous [pleurer] bien.
bango they
ba-lelaka
LN Bango ba-lelaka noki.EN They usually complain quickly.FR Ils/elles [pleurer] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-lela te
LN Ngai na-lela te.EN I do not complain.FR Je [pleurer].
yo you
o-lela te
LN Yo o-lela te.EN You do not complain.FR Tu [pleurer].
ye he / she
a-lela te
LN Ye a-lela te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not complain with me.FR Il/elle [pleurer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lela te
LN Biso to-lela te lelo.EN We do not complain today.FR Nous [pleurer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lela te
LN Bino bo-lela te malamu.EN You all do not complain well.FR Vous [pleurer] bien.
bango they
ba-lela te
LN Bango ba-lela te noki.EN They do not complain quickly.FR Ils/elles [pleurer] vite.
Mwana azali kolela.
The child is crying.
L'enfant pleure.
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.