Verbs · dofaire / travailler
kosala
dofaire / travailler
Imperative (singular): sala · plural: bo-sala
EN To do — and to work, the verb of effort.
Kosala is to do, make, or work. The day is shaped around mosala; to kosala well is honoured, and the diligent are those the village trusts.FR Faire — et travailler, le verbe de l'effort.
Kosala, c'est faire, fabriquer, travailler. La journée se construit autour du mosala ; bien kosala est honoré, et les diligents sont ceux à qui le village fait confiance.LN Kosala — kosala, mpe mosala, liloba ya mosala.
Kosala elimboli kosala, kobongisa, mpe komosala. Mokolo etongami zingazinga ya mosala; kosala malamu epesami lokumu, mpe bato ya etingya bazali bato oyo mboka eyebani na bango.
Present
ngai I
na-sala
LN Ngai na-sala mosala.EN I do the work.FR Je [faire] le travail.
yo you
o-sala
LN Yo o-sala.EN You do.FR Tu [faire].
ye he / she
a-sala
LN Ye a-sala elongo na ngai.EN He/she does with me.FR Il/elle [faire] avec moi.
biso we
to-sala
LN Biso to-sala lelo.EN We do today.FR Nous [faire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sala
LN Bino bo-sala malamu.EN You all do well.FR Vous [faire] bien.
bango they
ba-sala
LN Bango ba-sala noki.EN They do quickly.FR Ils/elles [faire] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-sala
LN Ngai na-zo-sala mosala.EN I am doing the work.FR Je [faire] le travail.
yo you
o-zo-sala
LN Yo o-zo-sala.EN You are doing.FR Tu [faire].
ye he / she
a-zo-sala
LN Ye a-zo-sala elongo na ngai.EN He/she is doing with me.FR Il/elle [faire] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-sala
LN Biso to-zo-sala lelo.EN We are doing today.FR Nous [faire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-sala
LN Bino bo-zo-sala malamu.EN You all are doing well.FR Vous [faire] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-sala
LN Bango ba-zo-sala noki.EN They are doing quickly.FR Ils/elles [faire] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-salaki
LN Ngai na-salaki mosala.EN I did the work.FR Je [faire] le travail.
yo you
o-salaki
LN Yo o-salaki.EN You did.FR Tu [faire].
ye he / she
a-salaki
LN Ye a-salaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she did with me.FR Il/elle [faire] avec moi.
biso we
to-salaki
LN Biso to-salaki lelo.EN We did today.FR Nous [faire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-salaki
LN Bino bo-salaki malamu.EN You all did well.FR Vous [faire] bien.
bango they
ba-salaki
LN Bango ba-salaki noki.EN They did quickly.FR Ils/elles [faire] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-sala
LN Ngai na-ko-sala mosala.EN I will do the work.FR Je [faire] le travail.
yo you
o-ko-sala
LN Yo o-ko-sala.EN You will do.FR Tu [faire].
ye he / she
a-ko-sala
LN Ye a-ko-sala elongo na ngai.EN He/she will do with me.FR Il/elle [faire] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-sala
LN Biso to-ko-sala lelo.EN We will do today.FR Nous [faire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-sala
LN Bino bo-ko-sala malamu.EN You all will do well.FR Vous [faire] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-sala
LN Bango ba-ko-sala noki.EN They will do quickly.FR Ils/elles [faire] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-salaka
LN Ngai na-salaka mosala.EN I usually do the work.FR Je [faire] le travail.
yo you
o-salaka
LN Yo o-salaka.EN You usually do.FR Tu [faire].
ye he / she
a-salaka
LN Ye a-salaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually does with me.FR Il/elle [faire] avec moi.
biso we
to-salaka
LN Biso to-salaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually do every day.FR Nous [faire] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-salaka
LN Bino bo-salaka malamu.EN You all usually do well.FR Vous [faire] bien.
bango they
ba-salaka
LN Bango ba-salaka noki.EN They usually do quickly.FR Ils/elles [faire] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-sala te
LN Ngai na-sala te mosala.EN I do not do the work.FR Je [faire] le travail.
yo you
o-sala te
LN Yo o-sala te.EN You do not do.FR Tu [faire].
ye he / she
a-sala te
LN Ye a-sala te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not do with me.FR Il/elle [faire] avec moi.
biso we
to-sala te
LN Biso to-sala te lelo.EN We do not do today.FR Nous [faire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sala te
LN Bino bo-sala te malamu.EN You all do not do well.FR Vous [faire] bien.
bango they
ba-sala te
LN Bango ba-sala te noki.EN They do not do quickly.FR Ils/elles [faire] vite.
Tolingi kosala mosala.
We want to do the work.
Nous voulons faire 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.