la

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

English

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

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

Noun

la ‎(plural las)

1. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.

Synonyms

• lah

Translations

syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale

• Arabic: لَا (ar) m ‎(lā)
• Basque: la (eu)
• Catalan: la (ca) m
• Dutch: la (nl)
• French: la (fr) m
• Greek: λα (el) n ‎(la)
• Hungarian: lá (hu)
• Ido: la (io)
• Japanese: ラ (ja) ‎(ra)

• Korean: 라 (ko) ‎(la)
• Polish: la (pl) f
• Portuguese: lá (pt) m
• Russian: ля (ru) n ‎(lja)
• Serbo-Croatian: la (sh)
• Vietnamese: la (vi)

Coordinate terms

• (music): do, re, mi, fa, sol, ti

Interjection

la

1. Represents the sound of music or singing.

   "La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, pretending to hold a mic and sing like his father.

   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 2

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

Alternative forms

• law

Interjection

la

1. (obsolete) Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
2. (archaic) Expressing surprise, anger. etc.
   • 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 3

From French la, Italian la.

Adjective

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 4

Possibly a shortened form of lad.

Noun

la ‎(plural las)

1. (Scouse) lad, lid

Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: neither · suddenly · act · #481: la · further · line · added

Anagrams

• al , Al, AL

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Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɭa/

Noun

la

1. fish

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Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin illac. Compare Romanian la.

Preposition

la

1. at
2. by

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

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

1. (definite) the

Usage notes

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

Pronoun

la

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

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Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Article

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

1. the; feminine singular definite article

Pronoun

la ‎(enclitic and proclitic, contracted proclitic l')

1. her (direct object)

Declension

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

Noun

la m ‎(plural las)

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

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Chickasaw

Pronoun

la

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la

1. the; feminine singular definite article

Related terms

• el
• i
• le

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laː/

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Noun

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

1. drawer

Synonyms

• lade

Derived terms

• bureaula

Noun

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

1. la (music)

Related terms

• do, re, mi, fa, sol, si, ut

Anagrams

• al

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Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/

Mirandolese Emilian definite articles
	singular	plural
masculine	al 'l	i gl'
feminine	la l'	li gl'

Etymology

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

Article

la f sg ‎(plural al, el, li)

1. the

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from French la, Italian la, Spanish la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/
• Hyphenation: la

Article

la

1. the

   la libro — the book

   la libroj — the books

Alternative forms

• l' (poetic)

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Finnish

Etymology

From lauantai.

Abbreviation

la

1. lauantai (Saturday)

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /la/
• Homophones: là, las

Etymology 1

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

Article

la f sg

1. The (definite article).

Pronoun

la

1. (direct object) Her, it.

Related terms

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
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux
		Feminine	elles						elles

Etymology 2

Noun

la m ‎(plural la)

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

See also

• là

External links

• “la” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Friulian

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

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la f sg ‎(plural lis)

1. the

See also

• lis, il

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Galician

Etymology 1

Pronoun

la f ‎(accusative)

1. Mutated form of a. (her)

Usage notes

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

• a
• lo
• na

Etymology 2

Noun

la m ‎(plural las)

1. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
2. (music) A (the musical note or key)

See also

• (musical notes) nota musical; dó, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si ^{(Category: gl:Music)}

Etymology 3

Noun

la f ‎(uncountable)

1. wool

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Haitian Creole

Etymology 1

From French l'art

Noun

la

1. art

Etymology 2

Article

la

1. the (definite article)

Usage notes

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

• a
• an
• lan
• nan
• yo
• yon

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒ]

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Interjection

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

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Ido

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/

Article

la ‎(plural le)

1. the

Etymology 2

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

Noun

la (plural le la or lai)

1. (music) la

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Interlingua

Pronoun

la

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

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Istriot

Etymology

From Latin illa(m), feminine of ille.

Article

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.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

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

Article

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

la f sg ‎(plural le)

1. the

Usage notes

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

Pronoun

la f sg ‎(plural le)

1. her (direct object)
2. it (feminine)

   ...una improvvisa timidezza però la immobilizza... (Pasolini) - ...a sudden timidity immobilized her though...

Etymology 2

Noun

Wikipedia ^it

la m ‎(invariable)

1. (music) la (musical note)
2. (music) A (musical note and scale)

Derived terms

• la maggiore
• la minore

Anagrams

• al

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Kilivila

Verb

-la-

1. to leave, to go

   kula - thou goest

   kulosi - ye go

   bala - I will go

Idioms

• kusisu, bala

See also

• -wa-

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la f ‎(singular)

1. the

See also

• l
• l'
• i
• les

Usage notes

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

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Lojban

Cmavo

la

1. Indicates that the following word is a cmene (proper noun).

Usage notes

• The cmavo la can be used before an ordinary brivla, not just cmevla. So, for example, whereas "lo cribe" could be translated as "bear" or "a bear" and "le cribe" as "the bear", "la cribe" could be translated as "Bear".
• A sumti phrase begun with la can be ended (if necessary) with the elidable terminator ku.

Related terms

• lai
• la'i
• le
• li
• lo

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

la (Zhuyin ㄌㄚ˙)

1. Pinyin transcription of 啦
2. Pinyin transcription of 坼
3. Pinyin transcription of 蓗
4. Pinyin transcription of 藌
5. Pinyin transcription of 鞡
6. Nonstandard spelling of lā.
7. Nonstandard spelling of lá.
8. Nonstandard spelling of lǎ.
9. Nonstandard spelling of là.

Usage notes

• 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.

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Michif

Etymology

From French la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [la]

Article

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

1. the

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Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French la.

Article

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

1. the

Descendants

• French: la

Etymology 2

From Old French la.

Alternative forms

• là (circa 1550)

Adverb

la

1. there

Descendants

• French: là

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

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

1. the

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Neapolitan

Pronoun

la

1. Alternative form of 'a

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Norman

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Article

la f ‎(plural les)

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

Coordinate terms

• (gender) lé

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb late

Verb

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

From Old Norse hlaða

Verb

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

1. alternative form of lade

Etymology 3

Verb

la

1. simple past of legge

References

• “la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

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

1. let

   La meg få gjera det.

   Let me do it.

Etymology 2

Verb

la

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

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Novial

Pronoun

la

1. she; her

Related terms

• las
• lo
• le

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Occitan

Etymology

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

Article

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

1. the; feminine singular definite article

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

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

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

la

1. it (feminine singular object pronoun)

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Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la ‎(masculine lo)

1. the; feminine singular definite article

Descendants

• Catalan: la
• Occitan: la

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɐ/

Pronoun

la

1. 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

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• ла (Moldavia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin illac.

Preposition

la ‎(+accusative)

1. at
2. to, towards

Etymology 2

From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō.

Alternative forms

• (Transylvania) lăia

Verb

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

1. (popular, uncommon) to wash (especially the head)

Conjugation

    conjugation of la (first conjugation)

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, laie, leie	să lăm	să lați	să lea, laie, leie
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		lă			lați
	negative		nu la			nu lați

Derived terms

• lăutoare, lăutură

Synonyms

• se spăla, scălda, îmbăia

Related terms

• lături
• lăun
• spăla

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Samoan

Noun

la

1. sun

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Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec

Noun

la

1. name

References

• Basic Vocabulary, page 63

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin illa(m), from ille.

Article

la f sg ‎(plural li)

1. the

See also

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

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Spanish

Etymology 1

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

Article

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

1. the

Pronoun

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

• 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

• lo
• saberla
• pasarla
• jugársela
• buscarsela
• verla

Spanish personal pronouns

				nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular			yo	me		mí1
	plural	masc.		nosotros	nos		nosotros
		fem.		nosotras			nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti1
		voseo		vos			vos
		formal2		usted	le	lo/la3	usted
	plural	familiar4	masc.	vosotros	os		vosotros
			fem.	vosotras			vosotras
		formal/general2		ustedes	les	los/las3	ustedes
third person	singular	masc.		él	le	lo	él
		fem.		ella		la	ella
		neut.		ello5		lo/la3	ello
	plural	masc.		ellos	les	los	ellos
		fem.		ellas		las	ellas
	sing. & pl.	reflexive		—	se		sí1

• 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.
  
• 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")

¹ Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively

² Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity

³ Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to

⁴ Used only in Spain

⁵ Used only in rare circumstances

Etymology 2

Noun

la m ‎(plural las)

1. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
2. (music) A (the musical note or key)

See also

• (musical notes) nota musical; do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si ^{(Category: es:Music)}

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Swahili

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu. Compare Zulu -dla.

Verb

-la ‎(infinitive kula)

1. to eat

Conjugation

    affirmative conjugation of la

infinitive		kula
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	nala	wala	ala	wala	lala	chala	yala	wala
	progressive	ninakula	unakula	anakula	unakula	linakula	kinakula	inakula	unakula
	habitual	hula
	past	nilikula	ulikula	alikula	ulikula	lilikula	kilikula	ilikula	ulikula
	perfect	nimekula	umekula	amekula	umekula	limekula	kimekula	imekula	umekula
	future	nitakula	utakula	atakula	utakula	litakula	kitakula	itakula	utakula
	consecutive	nikala	ukala	akala	ukala	likala	kikala	ikala	ukala
conditional	present	ningekula	ungekula	angekula	ungekula	lingekula	kingekula	ingekula	ungekula
	past	ningalikula	ungalikula	angalikula	ungalikula	lingalikula	kingalikula	ingalikula	ungalikula
subjunctive	general	nile	ule	ale	ule	lile	kile	ile	ule
	consecutive	nikale	ukale	akale	ukale	likale	kikale	ikale	ukale
comitative		nikila	ukila	akila	ukila	likila	kikila	ikila	ukila
imperative			kula! __le!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twala	mwala	wala	yala	yala	vyala	zala	zala
	progressive	tunala	mnala	wanala	inala	yanala	vinala	zinala	zinala
	habitual	hula
	past	tulikula	mlikula	walikula	ilikula	yalikula	vilikula	zilikula	zilikula
	perfect	tumekula	mmekula	wamekula	imekula	yamekula	vimekula	zimekula	zimekula
	future	tutakula	mtakula	watakula	itakula	yatakula	vitakula	zitakula	zitakula
	consecutive	tukala	mkala	wakala	ikala	yakala	vikala	zikala	zikala
conditional	present	tungekula	mngekula	wangekula	ingekula	yangekula	vingekula	zingekula	zingekula
	past	tungalikula	mngalikula	wangalikula	ingalikula	yangalikula	vingalikula	zingalikula	zingalikula
subjunctive	general	tule	mle	wale	ile	yale	vile	zile	zile
	consecutive	tukale	mkale	wakale	ikale	yakale	vikale	zikale	zikale
comitative		tukila	mkila	wakila	ikila	yakila	vikila	zikila	zikila
imperative		tule	kuleni! __leni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

    negative conjugation of la

infinitive		kutola
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	sili	huli	hali	hauli	halili	hakili	haili	hauli
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikula	hukula	hakula	haukula	halikula	hakikula	haikula	haukula
	perfect	sijala	hujala	hajala	haujala	halijala	hakijala	haijala	haujala
	future	sitakula	hutakula	hatakula	hautakula	halitakula	hakitakula	haitakula	hautakula
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingekula	usingekula	asingekula	usingekula	lisingekula	kisingekula	isingekula	usingekula
	past	nisingalikula	usingalikula	asingalikula	usingalikula	lisingalikula	kisingalikula	isingalikula	usingalikula
subjunctive	general	nisile	usile	asile	usile	lisile	kisile	isile	usile
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipokula	usipokula	asipokula	usipokula	lisipokula	kisipokula	isipokula	usipokula
imperative			usile!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatuli	hamli	hawali	haili	hayali	havili	hazili	hazili
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukula	hamkula	hawakula	haikula	hayakula	havikula	hazikula	hazikula
	perfect	hatujala	hamjala	hawajala	haijala	hayajala	havijala	hazijala	hazijala
	future	hatutakula	hamtakula	hawatakula	haitakula	hayatakula	havitakula	hazitakula	hazitakula
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingekula	msingekula	wasingekula	isingekula	yasingekula	visingekula	zisingekula	zisingekula
	past	tusingalikula	msingalikula	wasingalikula	isingalikula	yasingalikula	visingalikula	zisingalikula	zisingalikula
subjunctive	general	tusile	msile	wasile	isile	yasile	visile	zisile	zisile
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipokula	msipokula	wasipokula	isipokula	yasipokula	visipokula	zisipokula	zisipokula
imperative		tusile	msile!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَا ‎(lā).

Interjection

la

1. no

See also

• siyo
• hapana

Etymology 3

See -a.

Particle

la

1. Ji class inflected form of -a.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• lade

Verb

la

1. past tense of lägga.

Conjunction

la

1. (regional, nonstandard) Alternative form of väl

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Tsafiki

Pronoun

la

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

Coordinate terms

• 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

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

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 騾

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [l̪aː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l̻ʲaː˧˥]

Noun

la

1. mule

Verb

la

1. to cry, to shout

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Walloon

Etymology

From Latin illac.

Adverb

la

1. there

Synonyms

• låvå

Antonyms

• chal, droci

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Yatzachi Zapotec

Noun

la

1. name

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Zulu

Determiner

la

1. these (class 6)

See also

Class 6 concords^[edit]

Full noun prefix:	ama-
Basic noun prefix:	ma-
Subject concord:	a-, -wa-
Object concord:	-wa-
Possessive concord:	a-
Adjective concord:	ama-
Relative concord:	a-
Pronoun:	wona, -wo
See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table.