Verbs · to be tiredfatiguer / etre fatigue
kolembe
to be tiredfatiguer / etre fatigue
Imperative (singular): lembe · plural: bo-lembe
EN To tire, to be exhausted.
Na-lembi (I am tired) is a common opener after a long day. Elders may answer Kasi tokoki = But we manage.FR Se fatiguer, être épuisé.
Na-lembi (je suis fatigué) est une ouverture courante après une longue journée. Les anciens peuvent répondre : Kasi tokoki = mais on tient le coup.LN Kolembe — kolemba, koyoka bopoli ya nzoto.
Na-lembi (nalembi) ezali liloba ya ebandeli na nsima ya mokolo molai. Bampaka bakoki kozongisa: Kasi tokoki = kasi tokoki kosala.
Present
ngai I
na-lembe
LN Ngai na-lembe.EN I be tired.FR Je [fatiguer].
yo you
o-lembe
LN Yo o-lembe.EN You be tired.FR Tu [fatiguer].
ye he / she
a-lembe
LN Ye a-lembe elongo na ngai.EN He/she is tired with me.FR Il/elle [fatiguer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lembe
LN Biso to-lembe lelo.EN We be tired today.FR Nous [fatiguer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lembe
LN Bino bo-lembe malamu.EN You all be tired well.FR Vous [fatiguer] bien.
bango they
ba-lembe
LN Bango ba-lembe noki.EN They be tired quickly.FR Ils/elles [fatiguer] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-lembe
LN Ngai na-zo-lembe.EN I am being tired.FR Je [fatiguer].
yo you
o-zo-lembe
LN Yo o-zo-lembe.EN You are being tired.FR Tu [fatiguer].
ye he / she
a-zo-lembe
LN Ye a-zo-lembe elongo na ngai.EN He/she is being tired with me.FR Il/elle [fatiguer] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-lembe
LN Biso to-zo-lembe lelo.EN We are being tired today.FR Nous [fatiguer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-lembe
LN Bino bo-zo-lembe malamu.EN You all are being tired well.FR Vous [fatiguer] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-lembe
LN Bango ba-zo-lembe noki.EN They are being tired quickly.FR Ils/elles [fatiguer] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-lembei
LN Ngai na-lembei.EN I was tired.FR Je [fatiguer].
yo you
o-lembei
LN Yo o-lembei.EN You was tired.FR Tu [fatiguer].
ye he / she
a-lembei
LN Ye a-lembei elongo na ngai.EN He/she was tired with me.FR Il/elle [fatiguer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lembei
LN Biso to-lembei lelo.EN We was tired today.FR Nous [fatiguer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lembei
LN Bino bo-lembei malamu.EN You all was tired well.FR Vous [fatiguer] bien.
bango they
ba-lembei
LN Bango ba-lembei noki.EN They was tired quickly.FR Ils/elles [fatiguer] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-lembe
LN Ngai na-ko-lembe.EN I will be tired.FR Je [fatiguer].
yo you
o-ko-lembe
LN Yo o-ko-lembe.EN You will be tired.FR Tu [fatiguer].
ye he / she
a-ko-lembe
LN Ye a-ko-lembe elongo na ngai.EN He/she will be tired with me.FR Il/elle [fatiguer] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-lembe
LN Biso to-ko-lembe lelo.EN We will be tired today.FR Nous [fatiguer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-lembe
LN Bino bo-ko-lembe malamu.EN You all will be tired well.FR Vous [fatiguer] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-lembe
LN Bango ba-ko-lembe noki.EN They will be tired quickly.FR Ils/elles [fatiguer] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-lembeaka
LN Ngai na-lembeaka.EN I usually be tired.FR Je [fatiguer].
yo you
o-lembeaka
LN Yo o-lembeaka.EN You usually be tired.FR Tu [fatiguer].
ye he / she
a-lembeaka
LN Ye a-lembeaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually is tired with me.FR Il/elle [fatiguer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lembeaka
LN Biso to-lembeaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually be tired every day.FR Nous [fatiguer] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lembeaka
LN Bino bo-lembeaka malamu.EN You all usually be tired well.FR Vous [fatiguer] bien.
bango they
ba-lembeaka
LN Bango ba-lembeaka noki.EN They usually be tired quickly.FR Ils/elles [fatiguer] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-lembe te
LN Ngai na-lembe te.EN I do not be tired.FR Je [fatiguer].
yo you
o-lembe te
LN Yo o-lembe te.EN You do not be tired.FR Tu [fatiguer].
ye he / she
a-lembe te
LN Ye a-lembe te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not be tired with me.FR Il/elle [fatiguer] avec moi.
biso we
to-lembe te
LN Biso to-lembe te lelo.EN We do not be tired today.FR Nous [fatiguer] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lembe te
LN Bino bo-lembe te malamu.EN You all do not be tired well.FR Vous [fatiguer] bien.
bango they
ba-lembe te
LN Bango ba-lembe te noki.EN They do not be tired quickly.FR Ils/elles [fatiguer] vite.
Nalembi mingi nsima ya mosala.
I am very tired after work.
Je suis tres fatigue apres le travail.
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.