Verbs · shaveraser
kolola
shaveraser
Imperative (singular): lola · plural: bo-lola
EN To shave — the morning blade at the chin.
Kokolola is to shave hair or a beard. Before church or work, the careful man takes the blade to mandefu (beard) and steps out tidy.FR Raser — la lame du matin au menton.
Kokolola, c'est raser les cheveux ou la barbe. Avant l'église ou le travail, l'homme soigneux porte la lame au mandefu (barbe) et sort net.LN Kolola — mbeli ya tongo na mbanga.
Kokolola elimboli kokata nsuki to mandefu. Liboso ya kokende na ndako ya Nzambe to na mosala, mobali ya bopembe abendaka mbeli na mandefu mpe abimi peto.
Present
ngai I
na-lola
LN Ngai na-lola.EN I shave.FR Je [raser].
yo you
o-lola
LN Yo o-lola.EN You shave.FR Tu [raser].
ye he / she
a-lola
LN Ye a-lola elongo na ngai.EN He/she shaves with me.FR Il/elle [raser] avec moi.
biso we
to-lola
LN Biso to-lola lelo.EN We shave today.FR Nous [raser] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lola
LN Bino bo-lola malamu.EN You all shave well.FR Vous [raser] bien.
bango they
ba-lola
LN Bango ba-lola noki.EN They shave quickly.FR Ils/elles [raser] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-lola
LN Ngai na-zo-lola.EN I am shaving.FR Je [raser].
yo you
o-zo-lola
LN Yo o-zo-lola.EN You are shaving.FR Tu [raser].
ye he / she
a-zo-lola
LN Ye a-zo-lola elongo na ngai.EN He/she is shaving with me.FR Il/elle [raser] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-lola
LN Biso to-zo-lola lelo.EN We are shaving today.FR Nous [raser] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-lola
LN Bino bo-zo-lola malamu.EN You all are shaving well.FR Vous [raser] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-lola
LN Bango ba-zo-lola noki.EN They are shaving quickly.FR Ils/elles [raser] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-lolaki
LN Ngai na-lolaki.EN I shaved.FR Je [raser].
yo you
o-lolaki
LN Yo o-lolaki.EN You shaved.FR Tu [raser].
ye he / she
a-lolaki
LN Ye a-lolaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she shaved with me.FR Il/elle [raser] avec moi.
biso we
to-lolaki
LN Biso to-lolaki lelo.EN We shaved today.FR Nous [raser] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lolaki
LN Bino bo-lolaki malamu.EN You all shaved well.FR Vous [raser] bien.
bango they
ba-lolaki
LN Bango ba-lolaki noki.EN They shaved quickly.FR Ils/elles [raser] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-lola
LN Ngai na-ko-lola.EN I will shave.FR Je [raser].
yo you
o-ko-lola
LN Yo o-ko-lola.EN You will shave.FR Tu [raser].
ye he / she
a-ko-lola
LN Ye a-ko-lola elongo na ngai.EN He/she will shave with me.FR Il/elle [raser] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-lola
LN Biso to-ko-lola lelo.EN We will shave today.FR Nous [raser] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-lola
LN Bino bo-ko-lola malamu.EN You all will shave well.FR Vous [raser] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-lola
LN Bango ba-ko-lola noki.EN They will shave quickly.FR Ils/elles [raser] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-lolaka
LN Ngai na-lolaka.EN I usually shave.FR Je [raser].
yo you
o-lolaka
LN Yo o-lolaka.EN You usually shave.FR Tu [raser].
ye he / she
a-lolaka
LN Ye a-lolaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually shaves with me.FR Il/elle [raser] avec moi.
biso we
to-lolaka
LN Biso to-lolaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually shave every day.FR Nous [raser] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lolaka
LN Bino bo-lolaka malamu.EN You all usually shave well.FR Vous [raser] bien.
bango they
ba-lolaka
LN Bango ba-lolaka noki.EN They usually shave quickly.FR Ils/elles [raser] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-lola te
LN Ngai na-lola te.EN I do not shave.FR Je [raser].
yo you
o-lola te
LN Yo o-lola te.EN You do not shave.FR Tu [raser].
ye he / she
a-lola te
LN Ye a-lola te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not shave with me.FR Il/elle [raser] avec moi.
biso we
to-lola te
LN Biso to-lola te lelo.EN We do not shave today.FR Nous [raser] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-lola te
LN Bino bo-lola te malamu.EN You all do not shave well.FR Vous [raser] bien.
bango they
ba-lola te
LN Bango ba-lola te noki.EN They do not shave quickly.FR Ils/elles [raser] vite.
Tata akei kokolola mandefu.
Father went to shave his beard.
Papa est allé se raser la barbe.
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.