Verbs · to prayprier
kosambela
to prayprier
Imperative (singular): sambela · plural: bo-sambela
EN To pray.
Kosambela centers Kinshasa Sunday life and morning household prayer alike.FR Prier.
Kosambela est au centre de la vie dominicale à Kinshasa comme de la prière matinale à la maison.LN Kosambela — kosambela.
Kosambela ezali na motó ya bomoyi ya eyenga na Kinshasa mpe ya losambo ya tongo na ndako.
Present
ngai I
na-sambela
LN Ngai na-sambela.EN I pray.FR Je [prier].
yo you
o-sambela
LN Yo o-sambela.EN You pray.FR Tu [prier].
ye he / she
a-sambela
LN Ye a-sambela elongo na ngai.EN He/she prays with me.FR Il/elle [prier] avec moi.
biso we
to-sambela
LN Biso to-sambela lelo.EN We pray today.FR Nous [prier] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sambela
LN Bino bo-sambela malamu.EN You all pray well.FR Vous [prier] bien.
bango they
ba-sambela
LN Bango ba-sambela noki.EN They pray quickly.FR Ils/elles [prier] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-sambela
LN Ngai na-zo-sambela.EN I am praying.FR Je [prier].
yo you
o-zo-sambela
LN Yo o-zo-sambela.EN You are praying.FR Tu [prier].
ye he / she
a-zo-sambela
LN Ye a-zo-sambela elongo na ngai.EN He/she is praying with me.FR Il/elle [prier] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-sambela
LN Biso to-zo-sambela lelo.EN We are praying today.FR Nous [prier] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-sambela
LN Bino bo-zo-sambela malamu.EN You all are praying well.FR Vous [prier] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-sambela
LN Bango ba-zo-sambela noki.EN They are praying quickly.FR Ils/elles [prier] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-sambelaki
LN Ngai na-sambelaki.EN I prayed.FR Je [prier].
yo you
o-sambelaki
LN Yo o-sambelaki.EN You prayed.FR Tu [prier].
ye he / she
a-sambelaki
LN Ye a-sambelaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she prayed with me.FR Il/elle [prier] avec moi.
biso we
to-sambelaki
LN Biso to-sambelaki lelo.EN We prayed today.FR Nous [prier] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sambelaki
LN Bino bo-sambelaki malamu.EN You all prayed well.FR Vous [prier] bien.
bango they
ba-sambelaki
LN Bango ba-sambelaki noki.EN They prayed quickly.FR Ils/elles [prier] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-sambela
LN Ngai na-ko-sambela.EN I will pray.FR Je [prier].
yo you
o-ko-sambela
LN Yo o-ko-sambela.EN You will pray.FR Tu [prier].
ye he / she
a-ko-sambela
LN Ye a-ko-sambela elongo na ngai.EN He/she will pray with me.FR Il/elle [prier] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-sambela
LN Biso to-ko-sambela lelo.EN We will pray today.FR Nous [prier] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-sambela
LN Bino bo-ko-sambela malamu.EN You all will pray well.FR Vous [prier] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-sambela
LN Bango ba-ko-sambela noki.EN They will pray quickly.FR Ils/elles [prier] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-sambelaka
LN Ngai na-sambelaka.EN I usually pray.FR Je [prier].
yo you
o-sambelaka
LN Yo o-sambelaka.EN You usually pray.FR Tu [prier].
ye he / she
a-sambelaka
LN Ye a-sambelaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually prays with me.FR Il/elle [prier] avec moi.
biso we
to-sambelaka
LN Biso to-sambelaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually pray every day.FR Nous [prier] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sambelaka
LN Bino bo-sambelaka malamu.EN You all usually pray well.FR Vous [prier] bien.
bango they
ba-sambelaka
LN Bango ba-sambelaka noki.EN They usually pray quickly.FR Ils/elles [prier] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-sambela te
LN Ngai na-sambela te.EN I do not pray.FR Je [prier].
yo you
o-sambela te
LN Yo o-sambela te.EN You do not pray.FR Tu [prier].
ye he / she
a-sambela te
LN Ye a-sambela te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not pray with me.FR Il/elle [prier] avec moi.
biso we
to-sambela te
LN Biso to-sambela te lelo.EN We do not pray today.FR Nous [prier] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sambela te
LN Bino bo-sambela te malamu.EN You all do not pray well.FR Vous [prier] bien.
bango they
ba-sambela te
LN Bango ba-sambela te noki.EN They do not pray quickly.FR Ils/elles [prier] vite.
Tosambeli mpo na mboka.
We prayed for the country.
Nous avons prie pour le pays.
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.