dictionary / translation Lingala

ebele, form of a verb

infinitive : kobéla, kobéle, kobéla
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person singular or plural (objects) (it)

kobéla, regular construction (root : bel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to cook, to bake

kobélisa
to make something cook, to bake something

madesu ezobela
src : esepelisa

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

kobosana kotala biloko te soki ebeli.: Don't forget to look at the food, whether it's done.
nazozela supu na ngai ebela po nalia: I'm waiting for my soup to be ready for me to eat.
tika nzungu polele pona biloko ebela malamu: Leave the cooking pot open so that the food cooks well.

kobéle, regular construction (root : bel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kobéla, regular construction (root : bel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))modern version

to be ill, to be unwell

kobélisa
to make sick

derived words : mobeli

tags :

verbs with [ko...e]

6 examples (bandakisa motóbá) ...

nani alobi nazali kobela makasi ?: Who said that I was very sick ?
kobela te po lobi tokobina: Don't be sick because tomorrow we will dance.
maman nkulutu na biso azobela makasi: The big sister of my mother is very sick.
Nazokende na mwana na ngai na lopitalo. Azobela.: I'm going with my kid to the hospital. He's sick.
abelaka bokono ya ndeke: She suffers from epilepsy.
aza kobela bokono ya ebola: She's suffering of the ebola disease.

ebelé

many, much, a large number

too many

in lingala there's no nuance between much / many et too much / too many

14 examples (bandakisa zómi na mínei) ...

mikolo eleki ebele: A lot of days have passed.
ebale ya kongo ezali monene mpe na mbisi ebele: The Congo river is big and also has a lot of fish.
naza na makambo ebele ya kosala lelo: I have a lot of things to do today.
koya lelo te. naza na makambu ebele ya kosala: Don't come today. I have a lot of things to do.
ebongi okeba. na zamba oyo baniama bazalaka ebele.: You have to be careful. In that forest are a lot of animals.
nakendaki feti lobi. batu bazalaki ebele.: I went to the party yesterday. There were a lot of people.
na zamba oyo banzoi baza ebele. bokeba !: In that forest there are a lot of bees. Watch out !
oza kokumba biloko ebele boye pona nini ?: Why are you carrying many things like that ?
kombola esika oyo. salite eza ebele.: Sweep that spot. There's a lot of dirt.
tala ngulupa ya batu ebele: look a group of many people
Yaka kosunga ngai, naza na biloko ebele ya kolamba.: Come help me, I have a lot of things to prepare.
naza kosala makambo ebele tango moko.: I'm doing a lot of things at the same time.
basengi mbongo ebele kuna na lopitalo.: The asked a lot of money there at the hospital.
ata soki aza na mibali ebele, etali yo na nini ?: Even if she has a lot of men, how does that concern you ?

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