la

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /lɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin labii, from the first word of the sixth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based because its lines started on each note of the scale successively.

Alternative form[edit]

Noun[edit]

la (plural las)

  1. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292:
      And now Mrs Waters (for we must confess she was in the same bed), being, I suppose, awakened from her sleep, and seeing two men fighting in her bedchamber, began to scream in the most violent manner, crying out murder! robbery! and more frequently rape! which last, some, perhaps, may wonder she should mention, who do not consider that these words of exclamation are used by ladies in a fright, as fa, la, la, ra, da, &c., are in music, only as the vehicles of sound, and without any fixed ideas.
Translations[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Sound used to form meaningless song refrains. Of imitative origin. Compare Old English la, a common exclamation, Ancient Greek λαλαγε (lalage, “babble”), German lallen (“to babble”).

Interjection[edit]

la

  1. Represents the sound of music or singing.
    "La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, sticking his fingers in his ears.
    I couldn't make out the words of the song, it was just a bunch of la la la as far as I could hear.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English la, from Old English lā. More at lo.

Alternative forms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

la

  1. (obsolete) Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
  2. (archaic) Expressing surprise, anger. etc.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292:
      La, ma'am, what doth your la'ship think? the girl that your la'ship saw at church on Sunday, whom you thought so handsome; though you would not have thought her so handsome neither, if you had seen her nearer, but to be sure she hath been carried before the justice for being big with child.
    • 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, vol. III ch. 2:
      “Oh, la! here come the Richardsons. I had a vast deal more to say to you, but I must not stay away from them any longer.”

Etymology 4[edit]

From French la, Italian la.

Adjective[edit]

la (not comparable)

  1. Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna).
    • 2007, Kate Carter, The Guardian, 22 Nov 2007:
      Following lukewarm on the heels of an article a few weeks ago, where (I paraphrase due to having filed the relevant copy in the recycling bin) Victoria Beckham made a "well-meaning" remark that the other Spice Girls might want to lose a few pounds, we now have a new incidence of La Beckham's scintillating and entirely well-meaning humour.
    • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, page 232:
      By judicious leaking, he also managed to make la Kirkpatrick and her associates look rather unsavory.

Etymology 5[edit]

Possibly a shortened form of lad.

Noun[edit]

la (plural las)

  1. (Liverpudlian) lad, lid

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

la (plural [please provide])

  1. (music) la (solfège)

References[edit]

Ama[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

la

  1. fish

Aromanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illac. Compare Romanian la.

Preposition[edit]

la

  1. at
  2. by

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la f sg (masculine el, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)

  1. (definite) the

Usage notes[edit]

  • The article la contracts to l' before a word beginning with a or ha: l'asturiana (the Asturian), l'habitación (the habitation)

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. her (third-person singular feminine direct pronoun)

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Occitan la, from Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la f (masculine el, masculine plural els, feminine plural les)

  1. the; feminine singular definite article
Usage notes[edit]

The article la is contracted to l' before a vowel or h-, except before a following (h)i- or (h)u-.

Pronoun[edit]

la (enclitic and proclitic, contracted proclitic l')

  1. her (direct object)
Declension[edit]
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
strong/subject weak (direct object) weak (indirect object) possessive
singular proclitic enclitic proclitic enclitic
1st person jo, mi3 em, m’ -me, ’m em, m’ -me, ’m meu
1st person majestic1 nós ens -nos, ’ns ens -nos, ’ns nostre
2nd person tu et, t’ -te, ’t et, t’ -te, ’t teu
2nd person formal1 vós us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
2nd person very formal2 vostè el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
3rd person masculine ell el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
3rd person feminine ella la, l’4 -la li -li seu
3rd person neuter ho -ho li -li seu
3rd person reflexive si es, s’ -se, ’s es, s’ -se, ’s seu
plural
1st person nosaltres ens -nos, ’ns ens -nos, ’ns nostre
2nd person vosaltres us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
2nd person formal2 vostès els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person masculine ells els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person feminine elles les -les els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person reflexive si es, s’ -se, ’s es, s’ -se, ’s seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive en, n’ -ne, ’n
locative hi -hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural.
2) Behaves grammatically as third person. 		3) Only as object of a preposition.
4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

la m (plural las)

  1. (music) la (sixth note of a diatonic scale)

Further reading[edit]

Chickasaw[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

Dalmatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la

  1. the; feminine singular definite article

Related terms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From earlier lade, from Middle Dutch lāde, from Old Dutch *latha, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþō.

Noun[edit]

la f (plural la's, diminutive laatje n)

  1. drawer
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

la f (plural la's, diminutive laatje n)

  1. la (music)

Anagrams[edit]

Emilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m), feminine form of ille.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /la/
  • Hyphenation: la
Mirandolese Emilian definite articles
singular plural
masculine al
'l 		i
gl'
feminine la
l' 		li
gl'

Article[edit]

la f sg (plural al, el, li)

  1. the

Pronoun[edit]

la (personal)

  1. (nominative case) she
  2. (accusative case) her

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Becomes l’ before a vowel.
  • Becomes -la when acting as an enclitic.

Related terms[edit]

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)
Number Person Gender Disjunctive
(tonic) 		Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Reflexive
(-self) 		Comitative
(with)
Singular First — mè a me mêg
Second — tè et te têg
Third Masculine ló al ge se sêg
Feminine lê la
Plural First Masculine nuēter a se nōsk
Feminine nuētri
Second Masculine vuēter a ve vōsk
Feminine vuētri
Third Masculine lôr i ge se sêg
Feminine el li

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French la, Italian la, Spanish la.

Pronunciation[edit]

Article[edit]

la

  1. the
    la libro — the book
    la libroj — the books
    la angla lingvo — the English language
    la angla — (the) English (language) (clipped form)

Alternative forms[edit]

  • l' (poetic)

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lauantai.

Abbreviation[edit]

la

  1. lauantai (Saturday)

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old French la, from Latin illam, which is the accusative singular feminine of ille.[1]

Article[edit]

la f sg

  1. the (definite article).

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. her, it (direct object).
Related terms[edit]
French personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject) 		Reflexive Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Locative
(at) 		Genitive
(of) 		Disjunctive
(tonic)
Singular First — je, j’ me, m’ — — moi
Second — tu te, t’ — — toi
Third Masculine il se, s’ le, l’ lui y en lui, soi
Feminine elle la, l’ elle, soi
— on — — — — soi
Plural First — nous nous — — nous
Second — vous vous — — vous
Third Masculine ils se, s’ les leur y en eux, soi
Feminine elles elles, soi

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

la m (plural la)

  1. (music) la, the note 'A'.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964), “le, la, les”, in Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse

Further reading[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Friulian Definite Articles
singular plural
masculine il
l' 		i
feminine  la
l' 		lis

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la f sg (plural lis)

  1. the

See also[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la f (accusative)

  1. Mutated form of a. (her)
Usage notes[edit]

The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and is suffixed to the preceding word

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

la m (plural las)

  1. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
  2. (music) A (the musical note or key)
See also[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

la f (uncountable)

  1. wool

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French l'art

Noun[edit]

la

  1. art

Etymology 2[edit]

Article[edit]

la

  1. the (definite article)
Usage notes[edit]

Use this article only after a word that ends with an oral (non-nasal) vowel and an oral consonant, in that order, and when it modifies a singular noun.

See also[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

la

  1. (archaic) used in dialects at the end of an exclamatory sentence as an emphasis
    ott van la! - there it is!
  2. a syllable used when singing a tune without lyrics

Ido[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (apocopic form) l'

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Esperanto la, from French la, Italian la, Spanish la.

Article[edit]

la (plural le)

  1. the

Derived terms[edit]

Prep. + article Combined form
ad + la al
de + la del
di + la dil
da + la dal

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English la, French la, Italian la, Spanish la, Portuguese lá, German A, Russian ля (lja).

Noun[edit]

la (plural le la or lai)

  1. (music) la

Interlingua[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. (accusative) her
  2. (dative) to her

Istriot[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m), feminine of ille.

Article[edit]

la f sg (masculine el)

  1. feminine singular definite article the
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:
      Ti son la manduleîna inzucherada.
      You are the sugared almond.

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin illa(m), feminine form of ille.[1]

Article[edit]

Italian Definite Articles
singular plural
masculine il
lo/l' 		i
gli
feminine  la/l' le

la f sg (plural le)

  1. the
Usage notes[edit]

The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.

Pronoun[edit]

la f sg (plural le, masculine lo)

  1. (accusative) her, it
    La vedo. ― I see her.
    • Pasolini
      […] una improvvisa timidezza però la immobilizza […]
      […] a sudden timidity immobilized her though […]
  2. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect)
    La vedo. ― I see you.
    Scusi se la disturbo. ― Sorry to disturb you.
See also[edit]
Italian personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative Reflexive Accusative Dative Locative Genitive Disjunctive
Singular first — io mi, m' — me
second — tu ti, t' te
third m lui si,2 s' lo, l' gli ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n' lui, sé
f 1 lei, Lei la, l', La le,3 Le lei, Lei, sé
Plural first — noi ci, c' — noi
second — voi vi, v' voi
third m loro, Loro si, s' li gli, loro (formal),
Loro 		ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n' loro, Loro, sé
f 1 le
1 The feminine gender forms are also used as formal terms of address, sometimes capitalised as Lei, Loro etc. to distinguish them.
2 Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.
3 In informal speech sometimes replaced with gli (nonstandard).

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

la m (invariable)

  1. (music) la (musical note)
  2. (music) A (musical note and scale)
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 127

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Kilivila[edit]

Verb[edit]

-la- [1]

  1. to leave, to go
    kula - thou goest
    kulosi - ye go
    bala - I will go

Idioms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 303. →ISBN

Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la f (singular)

  1. the

Usage notes[edit]

  • The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.

See also[edit]

Mandarin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanization[edit]

la (Zhuyin ˙ㄌㄚ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 啦
  2. Pinyin transcription of 嚹
  3. Pinyin transcription of 鞡
  4. Pinyin transcription of 𤷟
  5. Pinyin transcription of 𩋷

la

  1. Nonstandard spelling of lā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of lá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of lǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of là.

Usage notes[edit]

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Matal[edit]

Preposition[edit]

la

  1. in
    Kak la marabay, Səmon kona aŋa Yuhana, kà uwana dza asik à uwana apə̀hakala dziriga uwaga aw, ama Baba gulo uwana la zagəla la afik la uwana apə̀hakala uwaga.(Mata 16:17) [1]
    Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.(Matthew 16:17)
  2. from
    Ama ləv aŋatà kà kərkər la gi (Mata 15:8) [2]
    But their heart is far away from me. (Matthew 15:8)

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/16#17
  2. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/15#8

Michif[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French la.

Pronunciation[edit]

Article[edit]

la f (masculine li, masculine and feminine plural lii)

  1. the

Middle French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old French la.

Article[edit]

la f (masculine le, masculine and feminine plural les)

  1. the
Descendants[edit]
  • French: la

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old French la.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • là (circa 1550)

Adverb[edit]

la

  1. there
Descendants[edit]

Mirandese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la f (plural las, masculine l, masculine plural ls)

  1. the

Neapolitan[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. Alternative form of 'a

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French la, from Latin illa(m).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Jersey)
    		(file)

Article[edit]

la f (plural les)

  1. (Jersey) the (feminine singular definite article)

Coordinate terms[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the verb late

Verb[edit]

la (imperative la, present tense lar, simple past lot, past participle latt)

  1. to let
    La sovende hunder ligge. - Let sleeping dogs lie.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hlaða

Verb[edit]

la (imperative la, present tense lar, simple past ladde, past participle ladd)

  1. alternative form of lade

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

la

  1. simple past of legge

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse láta. Akin to English let.

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

la (present tense lèt or lar, past tense lét or let, past participle late or latt, imperative la)

  1. let, allow
    La meg få gjera det.
    Let me do it.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

la

  1. past tense of leggja, leggje, legga and legge

References[edit]

Novial[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. she; her

Related terms[edit]

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan la, from Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la (masculine lo, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)

  1. the; feminine singular definite article

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la

  1. the (feminine singular oblique definite article)
  2. the (feminine singular nominative definite article)
    • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
      Trop avons fet grant reposee,
      Recomançomes la meslee!
      We have rested too much
      Let's restart the battle! (literally, the mix)

Inflection[edit]

Old French definite articles
Declension of the definite article le
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
nominative li la, le 1 li les
oblique le 1 la 1 les les
1 These singular forms elide to l' before a vowel or non-aspirate h.

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. it (feminine singular object pronoun)

Old Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m).

Article[edit]

la (masculine lo)

  1. the; feminine singular definite article

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: la
  • Occitan: la

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  2. Alternative form of a (third-person feminine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary

Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin illac.

Preposition[edit]

la (+accusative)

  1. at
  2. to, towards

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

a la (third-person singular present lă, past participle lăut) 1st conj.

  1. (popular, uncommon) to wash (especially the head)
Conjugation[edit]
    conjugation of la (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a la
gerund lând
past participle lăut
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present lau lai lă lăm lați lau
imperfect lam lai la lam lați lau
simple perfect lăui lăuși lău lăurăm lăurăți lăură
pluperfect lăusem lăuseși lăuse lăuserăm lăuserăți lăuseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să lau să lai să lea
să laie
să leie 		să lăm să lați să lea
să laie
să leie
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative lă lați
negative nu la nu lați
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Samoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

la

  1. sun

Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec[edit]

Noun[edit]

la

  1. name

References[edit]

Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa(m), from ille.

Article[edit]

la f sg (plural li)

  1. the

See also[edit]

Sicilian articles
Masculine Feminine
indefinite singular un, nu na
definite singular lu, û la, â
definite plural li, î li, î

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa(m), feminine singular of ille.

Article[edit]

la f sg (masculine el, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)

  1. the

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. Accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
  2. Impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: 'it', 'this'.
    La sabe toda.
    He/she knows everything (it all)
    ¡Dónde la viste!
    Where have you seen this!
    No te la creo.
    I don't believe you.
Usage notes[edit]
  • Sometimes used where English would prefer a possessive: "Tengo algo en la bolsa" (literally, I have something in the bag) as opposed to "Tengo algo en mi bolsa". (I have something in my bag).

See also[edit]

Spanish personal pronouns
nominative dative accusative disjunctive
first person singular yo me mí1
plural masculine2 nosotros nos nosotros
feminine nosotras nosotras
second person singular tuteo tú te ti1
voseo vos vos
formal3 usted le, se4 lo/la5 usted
plural familiar6 masculine2 vosotros os vosotros
feminine vosotras vosotras
formal/general3 ustedes les, se4 los/las5 ustedes
third person singular masculine2 él le, se4 lo él
feminine ella la ella
neuter ello7 lo/la5 ello
plural masculine2 ellos les, se4 los ellos
feminine ellas las ellas
reflexive — se sí1
  1. Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
  2. Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
  3. Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
  4. If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
  5. Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
  6. Used primarily in Spain
  7. Used only in rare circumstances

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

la m (plural las)

  1. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
  2. (music) A (the musical note or key)
See also[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Verb[edit]

-la (infinitive kula)

  1. to eat
  2. (by extension) to consume, to eradicate
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of -la
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kula kutokula
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative kula kuleni
Habitual hula
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilikula
nalikula 		tulikula
twalikula 		ulikula
walikula 		mlikula
mwalikula 		alikula walikula ulikula ilikula lilikula yalikula kilikula vilikula ilikula zilikula ulikula kulikula palikula mulikula
Relative niliokula
naliokula 		tuliokula
twaliokula 		uliokula
waliokula 		mliokula
mwaliokula 		aliokula waliokula uliokula iliokula liliokula yaliokula kiliokula viliokula iliokula ziliokula uliokula kuliokula paliokula muliokula
Negative sikula hatukula hukula hamkula hakula hawakula haukula haikula halikula hayakula hakikula havikula haikula hazikula haukula hakukula hapakula hamukula
Present
Positive ninakula
nakula 		tunakula unakula mnakula anakula wanakula unakula inakula linakula yanakula kinakula vinakula inakula zinakula unakula kunakula panakula munakula
Relative ninaokula
naokula 		tunaokula unaokula mnaokula anaokula wanaokula unaokula inaokula linaokula yanaokula kinaokula vinaokula inaokula zinaokula unaokula kunaokula panaokula munaokula
Negative sikuli hatukuli hukuli hamkuli hakuli hawakuli haukuli haikuli halikuli hayakuli hakikuli havikuli haikuli hazikuli haukuli hakukuli hapakuli hamukuli
Future
Positive nitakula tutakula utakula mtakula atakula watakula utakula itakula litakula yatakula kitakula vitakula itakula zitakula utakula kutakula patakula mutakula
Relative nitakaokula tutakaokula utakaokula mtakaokula atakaokula watakaokula utakaokula itakaokula litakaokula yatakaokula kitakaokula vitakaokula itakaokula zitakaokula utakaokula kutakaokula patakaokula mutakaokula
Negative sitakula hatutakula hutakula hamtakula hatakula hawatakula hautakula haitakula halitakula hayatakula hakitakula havitakula haitakula hazitakula hautakula hakutakula hapatakula hamutakula
Subjunctive
Positive nile tule ule mle ale wale ule ile lile yale kile vile ile zile ule kule pale mule
Negative nisile tusile usile msile asile wasile usile isile lisile yasile kisile visile isile zisile usile kusile pasile musile
Present Conditional
Positive ningekula tungekula ungekula mngekula angekula wangekula ungekula ingekula lingekula yangekula kingekula vingekula ingekula zingekula ungekula kungekula pangekula mungekula
Negative nisingekula
singekula 		tusingekula
hatungekula 		usingekula
hungekula 		msingekula
hamngekula 		asingekula
hangekula 		wasingekula
hawangekula 		usingekula
haungekula 		isingekula
haingekula 		lisingekula
halingekula 		yasingekula
hayangekula 		kisingekula
hakingekula 		visingekula
havingekula 		isingekula
haingekula 		zisingekula
hazingekula 		usingekula
haungekula 		kusingekula
hakungekula 		pasingekula
hapangekula 		musingekula
hamungekula
Past Conditional
Positive ningalikula tungalikula ungalikula mngalikula angalikula wangalikula ungalikula ingalikula lingalikula yangalikula kingalikula vingalikula ingalikula zingalikula ungalikula kungalikula pangalikula mungalikula
Negative nisingalikula
singalikula 		tusingalikula
hatungalikula 		usingalikula
hungalikula 		msingalikula
hamngalikula 		asingalikula
hangalikula 		wasingalikula
hawangalikula 		usingalikula
haungalikula 		isingalikula
haingalikula 		lisingalikula
halingalikula 		yasingalikula
hayangalikula 		kisingalikula
hakingalikula 		visingalikula
havingalikula 		isingalikula
haingalikula 		zisingalikula
hazingalikula 		usingalikula
haungalikula 		kusingalikula
hakungalikula 		pasingalikula
hapangalikula 		musingalikula
hamungalikula
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelikula tungelikula ungelikula mngelikula angelikula wangelikula ungelikula ingelikula lingelikula yangelikula kingelikula vingelikula ingelikula zingelikula ungelikula kungelikula pangelikula mungelikula
General Relative
Positive nilao tulao ulao mlao alao walao ulao ilao lilao yalao kilao vilao ilao zilao ulao kulao palao mulao
Negative nisiokula tusiokula usiokula msiokula asiokula wasiokula usiokula isiokula lisiokula yasiokula kisiokula visiokula isiokula zisiokula usiokula kusiokula pasiokula musiokula
Gnomic
Positive nala twala wala mwala ala wala wala yala lala yala chala vyala yala zala wala kwala pala mwala
Perfect
Positive nimekula tumekula umekula mmekula amekula wamekula umekula imekula limekula yamekula kimekula vimekula imekula zimekula umekula kumekula pamekula mumekula
"Already"
Positive nimeshakula tumeshakula umeshakula mmeshakula ameshakula wameshakula umeshakula imeshakula limeshakula yameshakula kimeshakula vimeshakula imeshakula zimeshakula umeshakula kumeshakula pameshakula mumeshakula
"Not yet"
Negative sijala hatujala hujala hamjala hajala hawajala haujala haijala halijala hayajala hakijala havijala haijala hazijala haujala hakujala hapajala hamujala
"If/When"
Positive nikila tukila ukila mkila akila wakila ukila ikila likila yakila kikila vikila ikila zikila ukila kukila pakila mukila
"If not"
Negative nisipokula tusipokula usipokula msipokula asipokula wasipokula usipokula isipokula lisipokula yasipokula kisipokula visipokula isipokula zisipokula usipokula kusipokula pasipokula musipokula
Consecutive
Positive nikala tukala ukala mkala akala wakala ukala ikala likala yakala kikala vikala ikala zikala ukala kukala pakala mukala
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic لَا‎ (lā).

Interjection[edit]

la

  1. no

See also[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See -a.

Particle[edit]

la

  1. Ji class inflected form of -a.

Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

la

  1. past tense of lägga.

Conjunction[edit]

la

  1. (regional, nonstandard) Alternative form of väl

Tsafiki[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. I; the first-person singular masculine pronoun; the first-person singular pronoun used by adult men

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • čiʰké (first-person singular feminine pronoun, first-person singular pronoun used by adult women)
  • če (first-person singular pronoun used by children)
  • čiʰke-lá (first-person plural pronoun)

References[edit]

  • The Languages of the Andes (2004, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Pieter C. Muysken)

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

la (啰, 囉)

  1. to cry, to shout
  2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to reprimand, to scold
    bị vợ la ― to be scolded by wife

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Etymology 2[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 騾 (“mule”; SV: loa).

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) la (騾)

  1. a horse-donkey hybrid; a mule or a hinny

See also[edit]

Walloon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illac.

Adverb[edit]

la

  1. there

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Wolof[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. you (second-person singular object pronoun)

See also[edit]

Wolof personal pronouns
singular subject plural subject singular object plural object
1st person man nun ma nu
2nd person yow yeen la leen
3rd person moom ñoom ko leen

Yatzachi Zapotec[edit]

Noun[edit]

la

  1. name

Zulu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

la

  1. these; class 6 proximal demonstrative.

Inflection[edit]

Stem -lá
Full form lá
Locative kula
Full form lá
Locative kula
Copulative yila
Possessive forms
Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wala owala
Class 2 bala abala
Class 3 wala owala
Class 4 yala eyala
Class 5 lala elala
Class 6 ala awala
Class 7 sala esala
Class 8 zala ezala
Class 9 yala eyala
Class 10 zala ezala
Class 11 lwala olwala
Class 14 bala obala
Class 15 kwala okwala
Class 17 kwala okwala

References[edit]

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