Verbs · laughrire
koseke
laughrire
Imperative (singular): seke · plural: bo-seke
EN To laugh — joy released into the air.
Koseke is to laugh. Congolese gatherings are loud with seke; a good joke earns a roar, and the laughter is the proof that the company is well.FR Rire — la joie libérée dans l'air.
Koseke, c'est rire. Les rassemblements congolais sont bruyants de seke ; une bonne blague gagne un rugissement, et le rire est la preuve que la compagnie est bonne.LN Koseke — esengo oyo ebimi na mopepe.
Koseke elimboli koseke. Mayangani ya bato ya Congo ezalaka na seke makasi; lisapo ya malamu ezwaka koganga, mpe koseke ezali elembo ete lisanga ezali malamu.
Present
ngai I
na-seke
LN Ngai na-seke.EN I laugh.FR Je [rire] enfants rient.
yo you
o-seke
LN Yo o-seke.EN You laugh.FR Tu [rire].
ye he / she
a-seke
LN Ye a-seke elongo na ngai.EN He/she laughs with me.FR Il/elle [rire] avec moi.
biso we
to-seke
LN Biso to-seke lelo.EN We laugh today.FR Nous [rire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-seke
LN Bino bo-seke malamu.EN You all laugh well.FR Vous [rire] bien.
bango they
ba-seke
LN Bango ba-seke noki.EN They laugh quickly.FR Ils/elles [rire] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-seke
LN Ngai na-zo-seke.EN I am laughing.FR Je [rire] enfants rient.
yo you
o-zo-seke
LN Yo o-zo-seke.EN You are laughing.FR Tu [rire].
ye he / she
a-zo-seke
LN Ye a-zo-seke elongo na ngai.EN He/she is laughing with me.FR Il/elle [rire] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-seke
LN Biso to-zo-seke lelo.EN We are laughing today.FR Nous [rire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-seke
LN Bino bo-zo-seke malamu.EN You all are laughing well.FR Vous [rire] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-seke
LN Bango ba-zo-seke noki.EN They are laughing quickly.FR Ils/elles [rire] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-sekei
LN Ngai na-sekei.EN I laughed.FR Je [rire] enfants rient.
yo you
o-sekei
LN Yo o-sekei.EN You laughed.FR Tu [rire].
ye he / she
a-sekei
LN Ye a-sekei elongo na ngai.EN He/she laughed with me.FR Il/elle [rire] avec moi.
biso we
to-sekei
LN Biso to-sekei lelo.EN We laughed today.FR Nous [rire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sekei
LN Bino bo-sekei malamu.EN You all laughed well.FR Vous [rire] bien.
bango they
ba-sekei
LN Bango ba-sekei noki.EN They laughed quickly.FR Ils/elles [rire] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-seke
LN Ngai na-ko-seke.EN I will laugh.FR Je [rire] enfants rient.
yo you
o-ko-seke
LN Yo o-ko-seke.EN You will laugh.FR Tu [rire].
ye he / she
a-ko-seke
LN Ye a-ko-seke elongo na ngai.EN He/she will laugh with me.FR Il/elle [rire] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-seke
LN Biso to-ko-seke lelo.EN We will laugh today.FR Nous [rire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-seke
LN Bino bo-ko-seke malamu.EN You all will laugh well.FR Vous [rire] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-seke
LN Bango ba-ko-seke noki.EN They will laugh quickly.FR Ils/elles [rire] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-sekeaka
LN Ngai na-sekeaka.EN I usually laugh.FR Je [rire] enfants rient.
yo you
o-sekeaka
LN Yo o-sekeaka.EN You usually laugh.FR Tu [rire].
ye he / she
a-sekeaka
LN Ye a-sekeaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually laughs with me.FR Il/elle [rire] avec moi.
biso we
to-sekeaka
LN Biso to-sekeaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually laugh every day.FR Nous [rire] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sekeaka
LN Bino bo-sekeaka malamu.EN You all usually laugh well.FR Vous [rire] bien.
bango they
ba-sekeaka
LN Bango ba-sekeaka noki.EN They usually laugh quickly.FR Ils/elles [rire] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-seke te
LN Ngai na-seke te.EN I do not laugh.FR Je [rire] enfants rient.
yo you
o-seke te
LN Yo o-seke te.EN You do not laugh.FR Tu [rire].
ye he / she
a-seke te
LN Ye a-seke te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not laugh with me.FR Il/elle [rire] avec moi.
biso we
to-seke te
LN Biso to-seke te lelo.EN We do not laugh today.FR Nous [rire] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-seke te
LN Bino bo-seke te malamu.EN You all do not laugh well.FR Vous [rire] bien.
bango they
ba-seke te
LN Bango ba-seke te noki.EN They do not laugh quickly.FR Ils/elles [rire] vite.
Bana bazali koseke.
The children are laughing.
Les enfants rient.
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.