Verbs · to walkmarcher
kotambola
to walkmarcher
Imperative (singular): tambola · plural: bo-tambola
EN To walk, to travel on foot.
Kotambola covers walking, traveling, and managing — kotambola malamu = it is going well.FR Marcher, voyager à pied.
Kotambola couvre la marche, le voyage, et la gestion — kotambola malamu = ça se passe bien.LN Kotambola — kotambola na makolo.
Kotambola ezipi kotambola, mobembo, mpe bobongisi — kotambola malamu = ezali kotambola malamu.
Present
ngai I
na-tambola
LN Ngai na-tambola.EN I walk.FR Je [marcher].
yo you
o-tambola
LN Yo o-tambola.EN You walk.FR Tu [marcher].
ye he / she
a-tambola
LN Ye a-tambola elongo na ngai.EN He/she walks with me.FR Il/elle [marcher] avec moi.
biso we
to-tambola
LN Biso to-tambola lelo.EN We walk today.FR Nous [marcher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tambola
LN Bino bo-tambola malamu.EN You all walk well.FR Vous [marcher] bien.
bango they
ba-tambola
LN Bango ba-tambola noki.EN They walk quickly.FR Ils/elles [marcher] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-tambola
LN Ngai na-zo-tambola.EN I am walking.FR Je [marcher].
yo you
o-zo-tambola
LN Yo o-zo-tambola.EN You are walking.FR Tu [marcher].
ye he / she
a-zo-tambola
LN Ye a-zo-tambola elongo na ngai.EN He/she is walking with me.FR Il/elle [marcher] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-tambola
LN Biso to-zo-tambola lelo.EN We are walking today.FR Nous [marcher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-tambola
LN Bino bo-zo-tambola malamu.EN You all are walking well.FR Vous [marcher] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-tambola
LN Bango ba-zo-tambola noki.EN They are walking quickly.FR Ils/elles [marcher] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-tambolaki
LN Ngai na-tambolaki.EN I walked.FR Je [marcher].
yo you
o-tambolaki
LN Yo o-tambolaki.EN You walked.FR Tu [marcher].
ye he / she
a-tambolaki
LN Ye a-tambolaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she walked with me.FR Il/elle [marcher] avec moi.
biso we
to-tambolaki
LN Biso to-tambolaki lelo.EN We walked today.FR Nous [marcher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tambolaki
LN Bino bo-tambolaki malamu.EN You all walked well.FR Vous [marcher] bien.
bango they
ba-tambolaki
LN Bango ba-tambolaki noki.EN They walked quickly.FR Ils/elles [marcher] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-tambola
LN Ngai na-ko-tambola.EN I will walk.FR Je [marcher].
yo you
o-ko-tambola
LN Yo o-ko-tambola.EN You will walk.FR Tu [marcher].
ye he / she
a-ko-tambola
LN Ye a-ko-tambola elongo na ngai.EN He/she will walk with me.FR Il/elle [marcher] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-tambola
LN Biso to-ko-tambola lelo.EN We will walk today.FR Nous [marcher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-tambola
LN Bino bo-ko-tambola malamu.EN You all will walk well.FR Vous [marcher] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-tambola
LN Bango ba-ko-tambola noki.EN They will walk quickly.FR Ils/elles [marcher] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-tambolaka
LN Ngai na-tambolaka.EN I usually walk.FR Je [marcher].
yo you
o-tambolaka
LN Yo o-tambolaka.EN You usually walk.FR Tu [marcher].
ye he / she
a-tambolaka
LN Ye a-tambolaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually walks with me.FR Il/elle [marcher] avec moi.
biso we
to-tambolaka
LN Biso to-tambolaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually walk every day.FR Nous [marcher] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tambolaka
LN Bino bo-tambolaka malamu.EN You all usually walk well.FR Vous [marcher] bien.
bango they
ba-tambolaka
LN Bango ba-tambolaka noki.EN They usually walk quickly.FR Ils/elles [marcher] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-tambola te
LN Ngai na-tambola te.EN I do not walk.FR Je [marcher].
yo you
o-tambola te
LN Yo o-tambola te.EN You do not walk.FR Tu [marcher].
ye he / she
a-tambola te
LN Ye a-tambola te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not walk with me.FR Il/elle [marcher] avec moi.
biso we
to-tambola te
LN Biso to-tambola te lelo.EN We do not walk today.FR Nous [marcher] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tambola te
LN Bino bo-tambola te malamu.EN You all do not walk well.FR Vous [marcher] bien.
bango they
ba-tambola te
LN Bango ba-tambola te noki.EN They do not walk quickly.FR Ils/elles [marcher] vite.
Totamboli mosika.
We walked far.
Nous avons marche longtemps.
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.