Verbs · to ripenmurir
kotela
to ripenmurir
Imperative (singular): tela · plural: bo-tela
EN To ripen, to become ripe.
Kotela names natural maturing — fruit, an idea, a child growing up.FR Mûrir, devenir mûr.
Kotela nomme la maturation naturelle — un fruit, une idée, un enfant qui grandit.LN Kotela — kotela, kokoma na ntango.
Kotela etangaka bokoli ya bomoyi — mbuma, likanisi, mwana oyo azali kokola.
Present
ngai I
na-tela
LN Ngai na-tela.EN I ripen.FR Je [murir] fruit est mur.
yo you
o-tela
LN Yo o-tela.EN You ripen.FR Tu [murir].
ye he / she
a-tela
LN Ye a-tela elongo na ngai.EN He/she ripens with me.FR Il/elle [murir] avec moi.
biso we
to-tela
LN Biso to-tela lelo.EN We ripen today.FR Nous [murir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tela
LN Bino bo-tela malamu.EN You all ripen well.FR Vous [murir] bien.
bango they
ba-tela
LN Bango ba-tela noki.EN They ripen quickly.FR Ils/elles [murir] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-tela
LN Ngai na-zo-tela.EN I am ripening.FR Je [murir] fruit est mur.
yo you
o-zo-tela
LN Yo o-zo-tela.EN You are ripening.FR Tu [murir].
ye he / she
a-zo-tela
LN Ye a-zo-tela elongo na ngai.EN He/she is ripening with me.FR Il/elle [murir] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-tela
LN Biso to-zo-tela lelo.EN We are ripening today.FR Nous [murir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-tela
LN Bino bo-zo-tela malamu.EN You all are ripening well.FR Vous [murir] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-tela
LN Bango ba-zo-tela noki.EN They are ripening quickly.FR Ils/elles [murir] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-telaki
LN Ngai na-telaki.EN I ripened.FR Je [murir] fruit est mur.
yo you
o-telaki
LN Yo o-telaki.EN You ripened.FR Tu [murir].
ye he / she
a-telaki
LN Ye a-telaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she ripened with me.FR Il/elle [murir] avec moi.
biso we
to-telaki
LN Biso to-telaki lelo.EN We ripened today.FR Nous [murir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-telaki
LN Bino bo-telaki malamu.EN You all ripened well.FR Vous [murir] bien.
bango they
ba-telaki
LN Bango ba-telaki noki.EN They ripened quickly.FR Ils/elles [murir] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-tela
LN Ngai na-ko-tela.EN I will ripen.FR Je [murir] fruit est mur.
yo you
o-ko-tela
LN Yo o-ko-tela.EN You will ripen.FR Tu [murir].
ye he / she
a-ko-tela
LN Ye a-ko-tela elongo na ngai.EN He/she will ripen with me.FR Il/elle [murir] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-tela
LN Biso to-ko-tela lelo.EN We will ripen today.FR Nous [murir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-tela
LN Bino bo-ko-tela malamu.EN You all will ripen well.FR Vous [murir] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-tela
LN Bango ba-ko-tela noki.EN They will ripen quickly.FR Ils/elles [murir] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-telaka
LN Ngai na-telaka.EN I usually ripen.FR Je [murir] fruit est mur.
yo you
o-telaka
LN Yo o-telaka.EN You usually ripen.FR Tu [murir].
ye he / she
a-telaka
LN Ye a-telaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually ripens with me.FR Il/elle [murir] avec moi.
biso we
to-telaka
LN Biso to-telaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually ripen every day.FR Nous [murir] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-telaka
LN Bino bo-telaka malamu.EN You all usually ripen well.FR Vous [murir] bien.
bango they
ba-telaka
LN Bango ba-telaka noki.EN They usually ripen quickly.FR Ils/elles [murir] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-tela te
LN Ngai na-tela te.EN I do not ripen.FR Je [murir] fruit est mur.
yo you
o-tela te
LN Yo o-tela te.EN You do not ripen.FR Tu [murir].
ye he / she
a-tela te
LN Ye a-tela te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not ripen with me.FR Il/elle [murir] avec moi.
biso we
to-tela te
LN Biso to-tela te lelo.EN We do not ripen today.FR Nous [murir] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-tela te
LN Bino bo-tela te malamu.EN You all do not ripen well.FR Vous [murir] bien.
bango they
ba-tela te
LN Bango ba-tela te noki.EN They do not ripen quickly.FR Ils/elles [murir] vite.
Mbuma esili kotela.
The fruit has ripened.
Le fruit est mur.
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.