Verbs · to waitattendre
kozila
to waitattendre
Imperative (singular): zila · plural: bo-zila
EN To wait, to await (cleaned headword from bare "zila").
Kozila is patient waiting — for someone, for news, for the right moment. A daily Kongo virtue, taught early.FR Attendre, patienter (entrée nettoyée du nu « zila »).
Kozila est l'attente patiente — d'une personne, d'une nouvelle, du bon moment. Une vertu quotidienne du Kongo, enseignée tôt.LN Kozila — kozela.
Kozila ezali kozela ya bopembe — mpo na moto, mpo na nsango, mpo na ntango ya malamu. Bonkonde ya mokolo na mokolo ya Kongo, eteyami banda mokemoke.
Present
ngai I
na-zila
LN Ngai na-zila yo na ekuke.EN I wait for you at the door.FR Je [attendre] t'attends a la porte.
yo you
o-zila
LN Yo o-zila.EN You wait.FR Tu [attendre].
ye he / she
a-zila
LN Ye a-zila elongo na ngai.EN He/she waits with me.FR Il/elle [attendre] avec moi.
biso we
to-zila
LN Biso to-zila lelo.EN We wait today.FR Nous [attendre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zila
LN Bino bo-zila malamu.EN You all wait well.FR Vous [attendre] bien.
bango they
ba-zila
LN Bango ba-zila noki.EN They wait quickly.FR Ils/elles [attendre] vite.
Present continuous
ngai I
na-zo-zila
LN Ngai na-zo-zila yo na ekuke.EN I am waiting for you at the door.FR Je [attendre] t'attends a la porte.
yo you
o-zo-zila
LN Yo o-zo-zila.EN You are waiting.FR Tu [attendre].
ye he / she
a-zo-zila
LN Ye a-zo-zila elongo na ngai.EN He/she is waiting with me.FR Il/elle [attendre] avec moi.
biso we
to-zo-zila
LN Biso to-zo-zila lelo.EN We are waiting today.FR Nous [attendre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zo-zila
LN Bino bo-zo-zila malamu.EN You all are waiting well.FR Vous [attendre] bien.
bango they
ba-zo-zila
LN Bango ba-zo-zila noki.EN They are waiting quickly.FR Ils/elles [attendre] vite.
Past
ngai I
na-zilaki
LN Ngai na-zilaki yo na ekuke.EN I waited for you at the door.FR Je [attendre] t'attends a la porte.
yo you
o-zilaki
LN Yo o-zilaki.EN You waited.FR Tu [attendre].
ye he / she
a-zilaki
LN Ye a-zilaki elongo na ngai.EN He/she waited with me.FR Il/elle [attendre] avec moi.
biso we
to-zilaki
LN Biso to-zilaki lelo.EN We waited today.FR Nous [attendre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zilaki
LN Bino bo-zilaki malamu.EN You all waited well.FR Vous [attendre] bien.
bango they
ba-zilaki
LN Bango ba-zilaki noki.EN They waited quickly.FR Ils/elles [attendre] vite.
Future
ngai I
na-ko-zila
LN Ngai na-ko-zila yo na ekuke.EN I will wait for you at the door.FR Je [attendre] t'attends a la porte.
yo you
o-ko-zila
LN Yo o-ko-zila.EN You will wait.FR Tu [attendre].
ye he / she
a-ko-zila
LN Ye a-ko-zila elongo na ngai.EN He/she will wait with me.FR Il/elle [attendre] avec moi.
biso we
to-ko-zila
LN Biso to-ko-zila lelo.EN We will wait today.FR Nous [attendre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-ko-zila
LN Bino bo-ko-zila malamu.EN You all will wait well.FR Vous [attendre] bien.
bango they
ba-ko-zila
LN Bango ba-ko-zila noki.EN They will wait quickly.FR Ils/elles [attendre] vite.
Habitual
ngai I
na-zilaka
LN Ngai na-zilaka yo na ekuke.EN I usually wait for you at the door.FR Je [attendre] t'attends a la porte.
yo you
o-zilaka
LN Yo o-zilaka.EN You usually wait.FR Tu [attendre].
ye he / she
a-zilaka
LN Ye a-zilaka elongo na ngai.EN He/she usually waits with me.FR Il/elle [attendre] avec moi.
biso we
to-zilaka
LN Biso to-zilaka mikolo nyonso.EN We usually wait every day.FR Nous [attendre] tous les jours.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zilaka
LN Bino bo-zilaka malamu.EN You all usually wait well.FR Vous [attendre] bien.
bango they
ba-zilaka
LN Bango ba-zilaka noki.EN They usually wait quickly.FR Ils/elles [attendre] vite.
Negative (present)
ngai I
na-zila te
LN Ngai na-zila te yo na ekuke.EN I do not wait for you at the door.FR Je [attendre] t'attends a la porte.
yo you
o-zila te
LN Yo o-zila te.EN You do not wait.FR Tu [attendre].
ye he / she
a-zila te
LN Ye a-zila te elongo na ngai.EN He/she does not wait with me.FR Il/elle [attendre] avec moi.
biso we
to-zila te
LN Biso to-zila te lelo.EN We do not wait today.FR Nous [attendre] aujourd'hui.
bino you (pl.)
bo-zila te
LN Bino bo-zila te malamu.EN You all do not wait well.FR Vous [attendre] bien.
bango they
ba-zila te
LN Bango ba-zila te noki.EN They do not wait quickly.FR Ils/elles [attendre] vite.
Nazali kozila yo na ekuke.
I am waiting for you at the door.
Je t'attends a la porte.
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.