Verbs · delaytarder / s’attarder
koumela
delaytarder / s’attarder
Imperative (singular): umela · plural: bo-umela
EN To delay — making the wait longer.
Koumela is to delay or take a long time. "Akoumela mingi te" — he won't be long — is the small reassurance whispered at the door.FR Tarder — rallonger l'attente.
Koumela, c'est tarder ou prendre du temps. « Akoumela mingi te » — il ne sera pas long — est la petite assurance murmurée à la porte.LN Koumela — kosala ete bozeli ezala molai.
Koumela elimboli koumela to kozwa ntango molai. « Akoumela mingi te » — akoumela mingi te — ezali kondimisa ya mokemoke oyo eyebisamaka na porte.
Present
ngai I
na-umela
LN Ngai na-umela.EN I delay.FR Je [tarder].
yo you
o-umela
LN Yo o-umela.EN You delay.FR Tu [tarder].
ye he / she
a-umela
LN Ye a-umela elongo na ngai.EN He/she delays with me.FR Il/elle [tarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-umela
LN Biso to-umela lelo.EN We delay today.FR Nous [tarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-umela
LN Bino bo-umela malamu.EN You all delay well.FR Vous [tarder] bien.
bango they
ba-umela
LN Bango ba-umela noki.EN They delay quickly.FR Ils/elles [tarder] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-umela
LN Ngai na-zo-umela.EN I am delaying.FR Je [tarder].
yo you
o-zo-umela
LN Yo o-zo-umela.EN You are delaying.FR Tu [tarder].
ye he / she
a-zo-umela
LN Ye a-zo-umela elongo na ngai.EN He/she is delaying with me.FR Il/elle [tarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-umela
LN Biso to-zo-umela lelo.EN We are delaying today.FR Nous [tarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-umela
LN Bino bo-zo-umela malamu.EN You all are delaying well.FR Vous [tarder] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-umela
LN Bango ba-zo-umela noki.EN They are delaying quickly.FR Ils/elles [tarder] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-umelaki
LN Ngai na-umelaki.EN I delayed.FR Je [tarder].
yo you
o-umelaki
LN Yo o-umelaki.EN You delayed.FR Tu [tarder].
ye he / she
a-umelaki
LN Ye a-umelaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she delayed with me.FR Il/elle [tarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-umelaki
LN Biso to-umelaki lelo.EN We delayed today.FR Nous [tarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-umelaki
LN Bino bo-umelaki malamu.EN You all delayed well.FR Vous [tarder] bien.
bango they
ba-umelaki
LN Bango ba-umelaki noki.EN They delayed quickly.FR Ils/elles [tarder] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-umela
LN Ngai na-ko-umela.EN I will delay.FR Je [tarder].
yo you
o-ko-umela
LN Yo o-ko-umela.EN You will delay.FR Tu [tarder].
ye he / she
a-ko-umela
LN Ye a-ko-umela elongo na ngai.EN He/she will delay with me.FR Il/elle [tarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-umela
LN Biso to-ko-umela lelo.EN We will delay today.FR Nous [tarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-umela
LN Bino bo-ko-umela malamu.EN You all will delay well.FR Vous [tarder] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-umela
LN Bango ba-ko-umela noki.EN They will delay quickly.FR Ils/elles [tarder] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-umelaka
LN Ngai na-umelaka.EN I usually delay.FR Je [tarder].
yo you
o-umelaka
LN Yo o-umelaka.EN You usually delay.FR Tu [tarder].
ye he / she
a-umelaka
LN Ye a-umelaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually delays with me.FR Il/elle [tarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-umelaka
LN Biso to-umelaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually delay every day.FR Nous [tarder] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-umelaka
LN Bino bo-umelaka malamu.EN You all usually delay well.FR Vous [tarder] bien.
bango they
ba-umelaka
LN Bango ba-umelaka noki.EN They usually delay quickly.FR Ils/elles [tarder] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-umela te
LN Ngai na-umela te.EN I do not delay.FR Je [tarder].
yo you
o-umela te
LN Yo o-umela te.EN You do not delay.FR Tu [tarder].
ye he / she
a-umela te
LN Ye a-umela te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not delay with me.FR Il/elle [tarder] avec moi.
biso we
to-umela te
LN Biso to-umela te lelo.EN We do not delay today.FR Nous [tarder] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-umela te
LN Bino bo-umela te malamu.EN You all do not delay well.FR Vous [tarder] bien.
bango they
ba-umela te
LN Bango ba-umela te noki.EN They do not delay quickly.FR Ils/elles [tarder] vite.
Akoumela mingi te.
He won't be long.
Il ne sera pas long.
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.