Verbs · to hang out / chill (slang)flaner / trainer
kosiba
to hang out / chill (slang)flaner / trainer
Imperative (singular): siba · plural: bo-siba
EN Kosiba — to hang out, to chill (modern Kinshasa street slang).
The verb of unhurried social loitering: at the wenze, on a stoop, at a nganda. A core verb of urban youth culture.FR Kosiba — traîner, se la couler douce (argot moderne de Kinshasa).
Le verbe de la flânerie sociale sans hâte : au wenze, sur un perron, dans une nganda. Verbe central de la culture urbaine des jeunes.LN Kosiba — kotambola na bopembe, kopema (liloba ya argot ya Kinshasa ya sika).
Liloba ya kotambola-tambola ya lisanga kozanga koswana: na wenze, na esika ya kovanda liboso ya ndako, na nganda. Liloba ya motó ya bonkoko ya bilenge ya vile.
Present
ngai I
na-siba
LN Ngai na-siba.EN I hang out.FR Je [flaner].
yo you
o-siba
LN Yo o-siba.EN You hang out.FR Tu [flaner].
ye he / she
a-siba
LN Ye a-siba elongo na ngai.EN He/she hangs out with me.FR Il/elle [flaner] avec moi.
biso we
to-siba
LN Biso to-siba lelo.EN We hang out today.FR Nous [flaner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-siba
LN Bino bo-siba malamu.EN You all hang out well.FR Vous [flaner] bien.
bango they
ba-siba
LN Bango ba-siba noki.EN They hang out quickly.FR Ils/elles [flaner] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-siba
LN Ngai na-zo-siba.EN I am hanging out.FR Je [flaner].
yo you
o-zo-siba
LN Yo o-zo-siba.EN You are hanging out.FR Tu [flaner].
ye he / she
a-zo-siba
LN Ye a-zo-siba elongo na ngai.EN He/she is hanging out with me.FR Il/elle [flaner] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-siba
LN Biso to-zo-siba lelo.EN We are hanging out today.FR Nous [flaner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-siba
LN Bino bo-zo-siba malamu.EN You all are hanging out well.FR Vous [flaner] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-siba
LN Bango ba-zo-siba noki.EN They are hanging out quickly.FR Ils/elles [flaner] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-sibaki
LN Ngai na-sibaki.EN I hanged out.FR Je [flaner].
yo you
o-sibaki
LN Yo o-sibaki.EN You hanged out.FR Tu [flaner].
ye he / she
a-sibaki
LN Ye a-sibaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she hanged out with me.FR Il/elle [flaner] avec moi.
biso we
to-sibaki
LN Biso to-sibaki lelo.EN We hanged out today.FR Nous [flaner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sibaki
LN Bino bo-sibaki malamu.EN You all hanged out well.FR Vous [flaner] bien.
bango they
ba-sibaki
LN Bango ba-sibaki noki.EN They hanged out quickly.FR Ils/elles [flaner] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-siba
LN Ngai na-ko-siba.EN I will hang out.FR Je [flaner].
yo you
o-ko-siba
LN Yo o-ko-siba.EN You will hang out.FR Tu [flaner].
ye he / she
a-ko-siba
LN Ye a-ko-siba elongo na ngai.EN He/she will hang out with me.FR Il/elle [flaner] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-siba
LN Biso to-ko-siba lelo.EN We will hang out today.FR Nous [flaner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-siba
LN Bino bo-ko-siba malamu.EN You all will hang out well.FR Vous [flaner] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-siba
LN Bango ba-ko-siba noki.EN They will hang out quickly.FR Ils/elles [flaner] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-sibaka
LN Ngai na-sibaka.EN I usually hang out.FR Je [flaner].
yo you
o-sibaka
LN Yo o-sibaka.EN You usually hang out.FR Tu [flaner].
ye he / she
a-sibaka
LN Ye a-sibaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually hangs out with me.FR Il/elle [flaner] avec moi.
biso we
to-sibaka
LN Biso to-sibaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually hang out every day.FR Nous [flaner] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sibaka
LN Bino bo-sibaka malamu.EN You all usually hang out well.FR Vous [flaner] bien.
bango they
ba-sibaka
LN Bango ba-sibaka noki.EN They usually hang out quickly.FR Ils/elles [flaner] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-siba te
LN Ngai na-siba te.EN I do not hang out.FR Je [flaner].
yo you
o-siba te
LN Yo o-siba te.EN You do not hang out.FR Tu [flaner].
ye he / she
a-siba te
LN Ye a-siba te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not hang out with me.FR Il/elle [flaner] avec moi.
biso we
to-siba te
LN Biso to-siba te lelo.EN We do not hang out today.FR Nous [flaner] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-siba te
LN Bino bo-siba te malamu.EN You all do not hang out well.FR Vous [flaner] bien.
bango they
ba-siba te
LN Bango ba-siba te noki.EN They do not hang out quickly.FR Ils/elles [flaner] vite.
Tika koloba ete olingi kosiba ye.
Stop saying you want to fuck her.
Arrete de dire que tu veux la baiser.
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.