Verbs · to washlaver / se laver
kosukola
to washlaver / se laver
Imperative (singular): sukola · plural: bo-sukola
EN To wash — water and soap against the day's dust.
Kosukola is to wash or bathe. The morning kosukola, the laundry on the line, the hands before the meal — the daily discipline of clean. (Kosola itself usually means to peel or clear brush.)FR Laver — eau et savon contre la poussière du jour.
Kosukola, c'est laver ou se baigner. Le kosukola du matin, le linge sur le fil, les mains avant le repas — la discipline quotidienne du propre. (Kosola tout seul veut généralement dire éplucher ou défricher.)LN Kosukola — mai na sabolo likolo ya putulu ya mokolo.
Kosukola elimboli kosukola to kosukola nzoto. Kosukola ya tongo, bilamba na nzela ya bilamba, maboko liboso ya kolia — molongo ya mokolo na mokolo ya bopembe. (Kosola yango moko elimboli mingi koputola to kolongola matiti.)
Present
ngai I
na-sukola
LN Ngai na-sukola.EN I wash.FR Je [laver].
yo you
o-sukola
LN Yo o-sukola.EN You wash.FR Tu [laver].
ye he / she
a-sukola
LN Ye a-sukola elongo na ngai.EN He/she washes with me.FR Il/elle [laver] avec moi.
biso we
to-sukola
LN Biso to-sukola lelo.EN We wash today.FR Nous [laver] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sukola
LN Bino bo-sukola malamu.EN You all wash well.FR Vous [laver] bien.
bango they
ba-sukola
LN Bango ba-sukola noki.EN They wash quickly.FR Ils/elles [laver] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-sukola
LN Ngai na-zo-sukola.EN I am washing.FR Je [laver].
yo you
o-zo-sukola
LN Yo o-zo-sukola.EN You are washing.FR Tu [laver].
ye he / she
a-zo-sukola
LN Ye a-zo-sukola elongo na ngai.EN He/she is washing with me.FR Il/elle [laver] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-sukola
LN Biso to-zo-sukola lelo.EN We are washing today.FR Nous [laver] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-sukola
LN Bino bo-zo-sukola malamu.EN You all are washing well.FR Vous [laver] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-sukola
LN Bango ba-zo-sukola noki.EN They are washing quickly.FR Ils/elles [laver] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-sukolaki
LN Ngai na-sukolaki.EN I washed.FR Je [laver].
yo you
o-sukolaki
LN Yo o-sukolaki.EN You washed.FR Tu [laver].
ye he / she
a-sukolaki
LN Ye a-sukolaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she washed with me.FR Il/elle [laver] avec moi.
biso we
to-sukolaki
LN Biso to-sukolaki lelo.EN We washed today.FR Nous [laver] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sukolaki
LN Bino bo-sukolaki malamu.EN You all washed well.FR Vous [laver] bien.
bango they
ba-sukolaki
LN Bango ba-sukolaki noki.EN They washed quickly.FR Ils/elles [laver] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-sukola
LN Ngai na-ko-sukola.EN I will wash.FR Je [laver].
yo you
o-ko-sukola
LN Yo o-ko-sukola.EN You will wash.FR Tu [laver].
ye he / she
a-ko-sukola
LN Ye a-ko-sukola elongo na ngai.EN He/she will wash with me.FR Il/elle [laver] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-sukola
LN Biso to-ko-sukola lelo.EN We will wash today.FR Nous [laver] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-sukola
LN Bino bo-ko-sukola malamu.EN You all will wash well.FR Vous [laver] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-sukola
LN Bango ba-ko-sukola noki.EN They will wash quickly.FR Ils/elles [laver] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-sukolaka
LN Ngai na-sukolaka.EN I usually wash.FR Je [laver].
yo you
o-sukolaka
LN Yo o-sukolaka.EN You usually wash.FR Tu [laver].
ye he / she
a-sukolaka
LN Ye a-sukolaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually washes with me.FR Il/elle [laver] avec moi.
biso we
to-sukolaka
LN Biso to-sukolaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually wash every day.FR Nous [laver] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sukolaka
LN Bino bo-sukolaka malamu.EN You all usually wash well.FR Vous [laver] bien.
bango they
ba-sukolaka
LN Bango ba-sukolaka noki.EN They usually wash quickly.FR Ils/elles [laver] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-sukola te
LN Ngai na-sukola te.EN I do not wash.FR Je [laver].
yo you
o-sukola te
LN Yo o-sukola te.EN You do not wash.FR Tu [laver].
ye he / she
a-sukola te
LN Ye a-sukola te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not wash with me.FR Il/elle [laver] avec moi.
biso we
to-sukola te
LN Biso to-sukola te lelo.EN We do not wash today.FR Nous [laver] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-sukola te
LN Bino bo-sukola te malamu.EN You all do not wash well.FR Vous [laver] bien.
bango they
ba-sukola te
LN Bango ba-sukola te noki.EN They do not wash quickly.FR Ils/elles [laver] vite.
Mama asukoli bilamba.
Mother washed clothes.
Maman a lave les habits.
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.