Verbs · concernregarder / surveiller
kotala
concernregarder / surveiller
Imperative (singular): tala · plural: bo-tala
EN To look — eyes set on the thing that needs them.
Kotala is to look at, watch, or look after. The watchman, the doctor, the mother all kotala their charge — eyes that protect by paying attention.FR Regarder — les yeux posés sur ce qui en a besoin.
Kotala, c'est regarder, observer, veiller. Le gardien, le médecin, la mère, tous kotala leur charge — des yeux qui protègent en faisant attention.LN Kotala — miso etia likolo ya oyo esengeli na yango.
Kotala elimboli kotala, kobatela. Mokengeli, monganga, mama nyonso bakotala oyo babateli — miso oyo ebateli na kotya likebi.
Present
ngai I
na-tala
LN Ngai na-tala.EN I concern.FR Je [regarder].
yo you
o-tala
LN Yo o-tala.EN You concern.FR Tu [regarder].
ye he / she
a-tala
LN Ye a-tala elongo na ngai.EN He/she concerns with me.FR Il/elle [regarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-tala
LN Biso to-tala lelo.EN We concern today.FR Nous [regarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tala
LN Bino bo-tala malamu.EN You all concern well.FR Vous [regarder] bien.
bango they
ba-tala
LN Bango ba-tala noki.EN They concern quickly.FR Ils/elles [regarder] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-tala
LN Ngai na-zo-tala.EN I am concerning.FR Je [regarder].
yo you
o-zo-tala
LN Yo o-zo-tala.EN You are concerning.FR Tu [regarder].
ye he / she
a-zo-tala
LN Ye a-zo-tala elongo na ngai.EN He/she is concerning with me.FR Il/elle [regarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-tala
LN Biso to-zo-tala lelo.EN We are concerning today.FR Nous [regarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-tala
LN Bino bo-zo-tala malamu.EN You all are concerning well.FR Vous [regarder] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-tala
LN Bango ba-zo-tala noki.EN They are concerning quickly.FR Ils/elles [regarder] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-talaki
LN Ngai na-talaki.EN I concerned.FR Je [regarder].
yo you
o-talaki
LN Yo o-talaki.EN You concerned.FR Tu [regarder].
ye he / she
a-talaki
LN Ye a-talaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she concerned with me.FR Il/elle [regarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-talaki
LN Biso to-talaki lelo.EN We concerned today.FR Nous [regarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-talaki
LN Bino bo-talaki malamu.EN You all concerned well.FR Vous [regarder] bien.
bango they
ba-talaki
LN Bango ba-talaki noki.EN They concerned quickly.FR Ils/elles [regarder] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-tala
LN Ngai na-ko-tala.EN I will concern.FR Je [regarder].
yo you
o-ko-tala
LN Yo o-ko-tala.EN You will concern.FR Tu [regarder].
ye he / she
a-ko-tala
LN Ye a-ko-tala elongo na ngai.EN He/she will concern with me.FR Il/elle [regarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-tala
LN Biso to-ko-tala lelo.EN We will concern today.FR Nous [regarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-tala
LN Bino bo-ko-tala malamu.EN You all will concern well.FR Vous [regarder] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-tala
LN Bango ba-ko-tala noki.EN They will concern quickly.FR Ils/elles [regarder] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-talaka
LN Ngai na-talaka.EN I usually concern.FR Je [regarder].
yo you
o-talaka
LN Yo o-talaka.EN You usually concern.FR Tu [regarder].
ye he / she
a-talaka
LN Ye a-talaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually concerns with me.FR Il/elle [regarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-talaka
LN Biso to-talaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually concern every day.FR Nous [regarder] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-talaka
LN Bino bo-talaka malamu.EN You all usually concern well.FR Vous [regarder] bien.
bango they
ba-talaka
LN Bango ba-talaka noki.EN They usually concern quickly.FR Ils/elles [regarder] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-tala te
LN Ngai na-tala te.EN I do not concern.FR Je [regarder].
yo you
o-tala te
LN Yo o-tala te.EN You do not concern.FR Tu [regarder].
ye he / she
a-tala te
LN Ye a-tala te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not concern with me.FR Il/elle [regarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-tala te
LN Biso to-tala te lelo.EN We do not concern today.FR Nous [regarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tala te
LN Bino bo-tala te malamu.EN You all do not concern well.FR Vous [regarder] bien.
bango they
ba-tala te
LN Bango ba-tala te noki.EN They do not concern quickly.FR Ils/elles [regarder] vite.
Kotala mwana malamu.
Look after the child well.
Prends bien soin de l'enfant.
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.