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doda
doda
Zulu
Verb
-doda
- (intransitive) to be a man, to act like a man
Conjugation
Affirmative conjugation of -doda
| infinitive | ukudoda | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperative | singular | doda | plural | dodani | |||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive |
present participial |
perfect (recent past) | preterite (distant past) |
future | ||||
| short | long | short | long | ||||||
| 1st sing. | ngidoda | ngiyadoda | ngidode | ngidoda | ngidode | ngidodile | ngadoda | ngizododa | |
| 1st plur. | sidoda | siyadoda | sidode | sidoda | sidode | sidodile | sadoda | sizododa | |
| 2nd sing. | udoda | uyadoda | udode | udoda | udode | udodile | wadoda | uzododa | |
| 2nd plur. | nidoda | niyadoda | nidode | nidoda | nidode | nidodile | nadoda | nizododa | |
| class 1 | udoda | uyadoda | adode | edoda | udode | udodile | wadoda | uzododa | |
| class 2 | badoda | bayadoda | badode | bedoda | badode | badodile | badoda | bazododa | |
| class 3 | udoda | uyadoda | udode | udoda | udode | udodile | wadoda | uzododa | |
| class 4 | idoda | iyadoda | idode | idoda | idode | idodile | yadoda | izododa | |
| class 5 | lidoda | liyadoda | lidode | lidoda | lidode | lidodile | ladoda | lizododa | |
| class 6 | adoda | ayadoda | adode | edoda | adode | adodile | adoda | azododa | |
| class 7 | sidoda | siyadoda | sidode | sidoda | sidode | sidodile | sadoda | sizododa | |
| class 8 | zidoda | ziyadoda | zidode | zidoda | zidode | zidodile | zadoda | zizododa | |
| class 9 | idoda | iyadoda | idode | idoda | idode | idodile | yadoda | izododa | |
| class 10 | zidoda | ziyadoda | zidode | zidoda | zidode | zidodile | zadoda | zizododa | |
| class 11 | ludoda | luyadoda | ludode | ludoda | ludode | ludodile | lwadoda | luzododa | |
| class 14 | budoda | buyadoda | budode | budoda | budode | budodile | badoda | buzododa | |
| class 15/17 | kudoda | kuyadoda | kudode | kudoda | kudode | kudodile | kwadoda | kuzododa | |
Negative conjugation of -doda
| infinitive | ukungadoda | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperative | singular | musa/kahle ukudoda | plural | musani/kahleni ukudoda | ||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive |
present participial |
perfect (recent past) |
preterite (distant past) | future | |||
| regular | consecutive | |||||||
| 1st sing. | angidodi | ngingadodi | ngingadodi | angidodanga | angidodanga | ngangadoda | angizudoda | |
| 1st plur. | asidodi | singadodi | singadodi | asidodanga | asidodanga | sangadoda | asizudoda | |
| 2nd sing. | awudodi | ungadodi | ungadodi | awudodanga | awudodanga | wangadoda | awuzudoda | |
| 2nd plur. | anidodi | ningadodi | ningadodi | anidodanga | anidodanga | nangadoda | anizudoda | |
| class 1 | akadodi | angadodi | engadodi | akadodanga | akadodanga | wangadoda | akazudoda | |
| class 2 | abadodi | bangadodi | bengadodi | abadodanga | abadodanga | bangadoda | abazudoda | |
| class 3 | awudodi | ungadodi | ungadodi | awudodanga | awudodanga | wangadoda | awuzudoda | |
| class 4 | ayidodi | ingadodi | ingadodi | ayidodanga | ayidodanga | yangadoda | ayizudoda | |
| class 5 | alidodi | lingadodi | lingadodi | alidodanga | alidodanga | langadoda | alizudoda | |
| class 6 | awadodi | angadodi | engadodi | awadodanga | awadodanga | angadoda | awazudoda | |
| class 7 | asidodi | singadodi | singadodi | asidodanga | asidodanga | sangadoda | asizudoda | |
| class 8 | azidodi | zingadodi | zingadodi | azidodanga | azidodanga | zangadoda | azizudoda | |
| class 9 | ayidodi | ingadodi | ingadodi | ayidodanga | ayidodanga | yangadoda | ayizudoda | |
| class 10 | azidodi | zingadodi | zingadodi | azidodanga | azidodanga | zangadoda | azizudoda | |
| class 11 | aludodi | lungadodi | lungadodi | aludodanga | aludodanga | lwangadoda | aluzudoda | |
| class 14 | abudodi | bungadodi | bungadodi | abudodanga | abudodanga | bangadoda | abuzudoda | |
| class 15/17 | akudodi | kungadodi | kungadodi | akudodanga | akudodanga | kwangadoda | akuzudoda | |