Verbs · eatmanger
kolia
eatmanger
Imperative (singular): lia · plural: bo-lia
EN To eat — the most ordinary verb of hospitality.
Kolia is to eat. Around the shared plate the family gathers; to be invited to kolia is to be invited to belong.FR Manger — le verbe le plus ordinaire de l'hospitalité.
Kolia, c'est manger. Autour du plat partagé la famille se rassemble ; être invité à kolia, c'est être invité à appartenir.LN Kolia — liloba ya boyambi ya mikolo nyonso.
Kolia elimboli kolia. Zingazinga ya sani oyo bakaboli, libota esangani; kobengisama na kolia ezali kobengisama mpo na kozala moto ya esika.
Present
ngai I
na-lia
LN Ngai na-lia bilei.EN I eat food.FR Je [manger].
yo you
o-lia
LN Yo o-lia.EN You eat.FR Tu [manger].
ye he / she
a-lia
LN Ye a-lia elongo na ngai.EN He/she eats with me.FR Il/elle [manger] avec moi.
biso we
to-lia
LN Biso to-lia lelo.EN We eat today.FR Nous [manger] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lia
LN Bino bo-lia malamu.EN You all eat well.FR Vous [manger] bien.
bango they
ba-lia
LN Bango ba-lia noki.EN They eat quickly.FR Ils/elles [manger] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-lia
LN Ngai na-zo-lia bilei.EN I am eating food.FR Je [manger].
yo you
o-zo-lia
LN Yo o-zo-lia.EN You are eating.FR Tu [manger].
ye he / she
a-zo-lia
LN Ye a-zo-lia elongo na ngai.EN He/she is eating with me.FR Il/elle [manger] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-lia
LN Biso to-zo-lia lelo.EN We are eating today.FR Nous [manger] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-lia
LN Bino bo-zo-lia malamu.EN You all are eating well.FR Vous [manger] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-lia
LN Bango ba-zo-lia noki.EN They are eating quickly.FR Ils/elles [manger] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-liaki
LN Ngai na-liaki bilei.EN I ate food.FR Je [manger].
yo you
o-liaki
LN Yo o-liaki.EN You ate.FR Tu [manger].
ye he / she
a-liaki
LN Ye a-liaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she ate with me.FR Il/elle [manger] avec moi.
biso we
to-liaki
LN Biso to-liaki lelo.EN We ate today.FR Nous [manger] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-liaki
LN Bino bo-liaki malamu.EN You all ate well.FR Vous [manger] bien.
bango they
ba-liaki
LN Bango ba-liaki noki.EN They ate quickly.FR Ils/elles [manger] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-lia
LN Ngai na-ko-lia bilei.EN I will eat food.FR Je [manger].
yo you
o-ko-lia
LN Yo o-ko-lia.EN You will eat.FR Tu [manger].
ye he / she
a-ko-lia
LN Ye a-ko-lia elongo na ngai.EN He/she will eat with me.FR Il/elle [manger] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-lia
LN Biso to-ko-lia lelo.EN We will eat today.FR Nous [manger] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-lia
LN Bino bo-ko-lia malamu.EN You all will eat well.FR Vous [manger] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-lia
LN Bango ba-ko-lia noki.EN They will eat quickly.FR Ils/elles [manger] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-liaka
LN Ngai na-liaka bilei.EN I usually eat food.FR Je [manger].
yo you
o-liaka
LN Yo o-liaka.EN You usually eat.FR Tu [manger].
ye he / she
a-liaka
LN Ye a-liaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually eats with me.FR Il/elle [manger] avec moi.
biso we
to-liaka
LN Biso to-liaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually eat every day.FR Nous [manger] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-liaka
LN Bino bo-liaka malamu.EN You all usually eat well.FR Vous [manger] bien.
bango they
ba-liaka
LN Bango ba-liaka noki.EN They usually eat quickly.FR Ils/elles [manger] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-lia te
LN Ngai na-lia te bilei.EN I do not eat food.FR Je [manger].
yo you
o-lia te
LN Yo o-lia te.EN You do not eat.FR Tu [manger].
ye he / she
a-lia te
LN Ye a-lia te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not eat with me.FR Il/elle [manger] avec moi.
biso we
to-lia te
LN Biso to-lia te lelo.EN We do not eat today.FR Nous [manger] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lia te
LN Bino bo-lia te malamu.EN You all do not eat well.FR Vous [manger] bien.
bango they
ba-lia te
LN Bango ba-lia te noki.EN They do not eat quickly.FR Ils/elles [manger] vite.
Tolingi kolia bilei.
We want to eat food.
Nous voulons manger.
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.