Infinitive
ukudoba
Imperative
| Singular | doba |
| Plural | dobani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngidobe |
| Sg.2 | udobe |
| Pl.1 | sidobe |
| Pl.2 | nidobe |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngadoba |
| Sg.2 | wadoba |
| Pl.1 | sadoba |
| Pl.2 | nadoba |
Verbs conjugated like doba
sayina,
shunqa,
shesha,
shaywa,
xubana,
xoxela,
xolisa,
xolela,
xhapha,
xhosha,
xegisa,
beletha,
xabana,
yalela,
chathaza,
fundisa,
phothula,
phumelela,
phephela,
phenduka, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dóba (“to fish”). The expected reflex is loba, but this can be explained as analogy with udobo/izindobo.
Sample Sentences