gcoba

Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ̊ǀǒ̤ːɓa]

Verb

-gcóba

1. (intransitive) to be happy

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᶢǀʱôːɓa/

Verb

-gcôba

1. (transitive) to anoint, to grease, to lubricate, to oil
2. (transitive) to bedaub, to besmear
3. (transitive) to daub on, to rub on, to smear over, to spread

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukugcoba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukugcoba	ukungagcobi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	gcoba	-gcobe
Plural	gcobani	-gcobeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyagcoba, ngigcoba	engigcobayo, engigcoba	ngigcoba	angigcobi	engingagcobi	ngingagcobi
2nd singular	uyagcoba, ugcoba	ogcobayo, ogcoba	ugcoba	awugcobi	ongagcobi	ungagcobi
1st plural	siyagcoba, sigcoba	esigcobayo, esigcoba	sigcoba	asigcobi	esingagcobi	singagcobi
2nd plural	niyagcoba, nigcoba	enigcobayo, enigcoba	nigcoba	anigcobi	eningagcobi	ningagcobi
Class 1	uyagcoba, ugcoba	ogcobayo, ogcoba	egcoba	akagcobi	ongagcobi	engagcobi
Class 2	bayagcoba, bagcoba	abagcobayo, abagcoba	begcoba	abagcobi	abangagcobi	bengagcobi
Class 3	uyagcoba, ugcoba	ogcobayo, ogcoba	ugcoba	awugcobi	ongagcobi	ungagcobi
Class 4	iyagcoba, igcoba	egcobayo, egcoba	igcoba	ayigcobi	engagcobi	ingagcobi
Class 5	liyagcoba, ligcoba	eligcobayo, eligcoba	ligcoba	aligcobi	elingagcobi	lingagcobi
Class 6	ayagcoba, agcoba	agcobayo, agcoba	egcoba	awagcobi	angagcobi	engagcobi
Class 7	siyagcoba, sigcoba	esigcobayo, esigcoba	sigcoba	asigcobi	esingagcobi	singagcobi
Class 8	ziyagcoba, zigcoba	ezigcobayo, ezigcoba	zigcoba	azigcobi	ezingagcobi	zingagcobi
Class 9	iyagcoba, igcoba	egcobayo, egcoba	igcoba	ayigcobi	engagcobi	ingagcobi
Class 10	ziyagcoba, zigcoba	ezigcobayo, ezigcoba	zigcoba	azigcobi	ezingagcobi	zingagcobi
Class 11	luyagcoba, lugcoba	olugcobayo, olugcoba	lugcoba	alugcobi	olungagcobi	lungagcobi
Class 14	buyagcoba, bugcoba	obugcobayo, obugcoba	bugcoba	abugcobi	obungagcobi	bungagcobi
Class 15	kuyagcoba, kugcoba	okugcobayo, okugcoba	kugcoba	akugcobi	okungagcobi	kungagcobi
Class 17	kuyagcoba, kugcoba	okugcobayo, okugcoba	kugcoba	akugcobi	okungagcobi	kungagcobi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngigcobile, ngigcobē	engigcobile, engigcobē	ngigcobile, ngigcobē	angigcobanga	engingagcobanga	ngingagcobanga
2nd singular	ugcobile, ugcobē	ogcobile, ogcobē	ugcobile, ugcobē	awugcobanga	ongagcobanga	ungagcobanga
1st plural	sigcobile, sigcobē	esigcobile, esigcobē	sigcobile, sigcobē	asigcobanga	esingagcobanga	singagcobanga
2nd plural	nigcobile, nigcobē	enigcobile, enigcobē	nigcobile, nigcobē	anigcobanga	eningagcobanga	ningagcobanga
Class 1	ugcobile, ugcobē	ogcobile, ogcobē	egcobile, egcobē	akagcobanga	ongagcobanga	engagcobanga
Class 2	bagcobile, bagcobē	abagcobile, abagcobē	begcobile, begcobē	abagcobanga	abangagcobanga	bengagcobanga
Class 3	ugcobile, ugcobē	ogcobile, ogcobē	ugcobile, ugcobē	awugcobanga	ongagcobanga	ungagcobanga
Class 4	igcobile, igcobē	egcobile, egcobē	igcobile, igcobē	ayigcobanga	engagcobanga	ingagcobanga
Class 5	ligcobile, ligcobē	eligcobile, eligcobē	ligcobile, ligcobē	aligcobanga	elingagcobanga	lingagcobanga
Class 6	agcobile, agcobē	agcobile, agcobē	egcobile, egcobē	awagcobanga	angagcobanga	engagcobanga
Class 7	sigcobile, sigcobē	esigcobile, esigcobē	sigcobile, sigcobē	asigcobanga	esingagcobanga	singagcobanga
Class 8	zigcobile, zigcobē	ezigcobile, ezigcobē	zigcobile, zigcobē	azigcobanga	ezingagcobanga	zingagcobanga
Class 9	igcobile, igcobē	egcobile, egcobē	igcobile, igcobē	ayigcobanga	engagcobanga	ingagcobanga
Class 10	zigcobile, zigcobē	ezigcobile, ezigcobē	zigcobile, zigcobē	azigcobanga	ezingagcobanga	zingagcobanga
Class 11	lugcobile, lugcobē	olugcobile, olugcobē	lugcobile, lugcobē	alugcobanga	olungagcobanga	lungagcobanga
Class 14	bugcobile, bugcobē	obugcobile, obugcobē	bugcobile, bugcobē	abugcobanga	obungagcobanga	bungagcobanga
Class 15	kugcobile, kugcobē	okugcobile, okugcobē	kugcobile, kugcobē	akugcobanga	okungagcobanga	kungagcobanga
Class 17	kugcobile, kugcobē	okugcobile, okugcobē	kugcobile, kugcobē	akugcobanga	okungagcobanga	kungagcobanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāgcoba	engāgcoba	ngāgcoba	angigcobanga	engingagcobanga	ngingagcobanga
2nd singular	wāgcoba	owāgcoba	wāgcoba	awugcobanga	ongagcobanga	ungagcobanga
1st plural	sāgcoba	esāgcoba	sāgcoba	asigcobanga	esingagcobanga	singagcobanga
2nd plural	nāgcoba	enāgcoba	nāgcoba	anigcobanga	eningagcobanga	ningagcobanga
Class 1	wāgcoba	owāgcoba	āgcoba	akagcobanga	ongagcobanga	engagcobanga
Class 2	bāgcoba	abāgcoba	bāgcoba	abagcobanga	abangagcobanga	bengagcobanga
Class 3	wāgcoba	owāgcoba	wāgcoba	awugcobanga	ongagcobanga	ungagcobanga
Class 4	yāgcoba	eyāgcoba	yāgcoba	ayigcobanga	engagcobanga	ingagcobanga
Class 5	lāgcoba	elāgcoba	lāgcoba	aligcobanga	elingagcobanga	lingagcobanga
Class 6	āgcoba	āgcoba	āgcoba	awagcobanga	angagcobanga	engagcobanga
Class 7	sāgcoba	esāgcoba	sāgcoba	asigcobanga	esingagcobanga	singagcobanga
Class 8	zāgcoba	ezāgcoba	zāgcoba	azigcobanga	ezingagcobanga	zingagcobanga
Class 9	yāgcoba	eyāgcoba	yāgcoba	ayigcobanga	engagcobanga	ingagcobanga
Class 10	zāgcoba	ezāgcoba	zāgcoba	azigcobanga	ezingagcobanga	zingagcobanga
Class 11	lwāgcoba	olwāgcoba	lwāgcoba	alugcobanga	olungagcobanga	lungagcobanga
Class 14	bāgcoba	obāgcoba	bāgcoba	abugcobanga	obungagcobanga	bungagcobanga
Class 15	kwāgcoba	okwāgcoba	kwāgcoba	akugcobanga	okungagcobanga	kungagcobanga
Class 17	kwāgcoba	okwāgcoba	kwāgcoba	akugcobanga	okungagcobanga	kungagcobanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingagcoba	—	ngingagcoba	ngingegcobe	—	ngingegcobe
2nd singular	ungagcoba	—	ungagcoba	ungegcobe	—	ungegcobe
1st plural	singagcoba	—	singagcoba	singegcobe	—	singegcobe
2nd plural	ningagcoba	—	ningagcoba	ningegcobe	—	ningegcobe
Class 1	angagcoba	—	engagcoba	angegcobe	—	engegcobe
Class 2	bangagcoba	—	bengagcoba	bangegcobe	—	bengegcobe
Class 3	ungagcoba	—	ungagcoba	ungegcobe	—	ungegcobe
Class 4	ingagcoba	—	ingagcoba	ingegcobe	—	ingegcobe
Class 5	lingagcoba	—	lingagcoba	lingegcobe	—	lingegcobe
Class 6	angagcoba	—	engagcoba	angegcobe	—	engegcobe
Class 7	singagcoba	—	singagcoba	singegcobe	—	singegcobe
Class 8	zingagcoba	—	zingagcoba	zingegcobe	—	zingegcobe
Class 9	ingagcoba	—	ingagcoba	ingegcobe	—	ingegcobe
Class 10	zingagcoba	—	zingagcoba	zingegcobe	—	zingegcobe
Class 11	lungagcoba	—	lungagcoba	lungegcobe	—	lungegcobe
Class 14	bungagcoba	—	bungagcoba	bungegcobe	—	bungegcobe
Class 15	kungagcoba	—	kungagcoba	kungegcobe	—	kungegcobe
Class 17	kungagcoba	—	kungagcoba	kungegcobe	—	kungegcobe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizogcoba	engizogcoba	ngizogcoba	angizugcoba	engingezugcoba	ngingezugcoba
2nd singular	uzogcoba	ozogcoba	uzogcoba	awuzugcoba	ongezugcoba	ungezugcoba
1st plural	sizogcoba	esizogcoba	sizogcoba	asizugcoba	esingezugcoba	singezugcoba
2nd plural	nizogcoba	enizogcoba	nizogcoba	anizugcoba	eningezugcoba	ningezugcoba
Class 1	uzogcoba	ozogcoba	ezogcoba	akazugcoba	ongezugcoba	engezugcoba
Class 2	bazogcoba	abazogcoba	bezogcoba	abazugcoba	abangezugcoba	bengezugcoba
Class 3	uzogcoba	ozogcoba	uzogcoba	awuzugcoba	ongezugcoba	ungezugcoba
Class 4	izogcoba	ezogcoba	izogcoba	ayizugcoba	engezugcoba	ingezugcoba
Class 5	lizogcoba	elizogcoba	lizogcoba	alizugcoba	elingezugcoba	lingezugcoba
Class 6	azogcoba	azogcoba	ezogcoba	awazugcoba	angezugcoba	engezugcoba
Class 7	sizogcoba	esizogcoba	sizogcoba	asizugcoba	esingezugcoba	singezugcoba
Class 8	zizogcoba	ezizogcoba	zizogcoba	azizugcoba	ezingezugcoba	zingezugcoba
Class 9	izogcoba	ezogcoba	izogcoba	ayizugcoba	engezugcoba	ingezugcoba
Class 10	zizogcoba	ezizogcoba	zizogcoba	azizugcoba	ezingezugcoba	zingezugcoba
Class 11	luzogcoba	oluzogcoba	luzogcoba	aluzugcoba	olungezugcoba	lungezugcoba
Class 14	buzogcoba	obuzogcoba	buzogcoba	abuzugcoba	obungezugcoba	bungezugcoba
Class 15	kuzogcoba	okuzogcoba	kuzogcoba	akuzugcoba	okungezugcoba	kungezugcoba
Class 17	kuzogcoba	okuzogcoba	kuzogcoba	akuzugcoba	okungezugcoba	kungezugcoba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyogcoba	engiyogcoba	ngiyogcoba	angiyugcoba	engingeyugcoba	ngingeyugcoba
2nd singular	uyogcoba	oyogcoba	uyogcoba	awuyugcoba	ongeyugcoba	ungeyugcoba
1st plural	siyogcoba	esiyogcoba	siyogcoba	asiyugcoba	esingeyugcoba	singeyugcoba
2nd plural	niyogcoba	eniyogcoba	niyogcoba	aniyugcoba	eningeyugcoba	ningeyugcoba
Class 1	uyogcoba	oyogcoba	eyogcoba	akayugcoba	ongeyugcoba	engeyugcoba
Class 2	bayogcoba	abayogcoba	beyogcoba	abayugcoba	abangeyugcoba	bengeyugcoba
Class 3	uyogcoba	oyogcoba	uyogcoba	awuyugcoba	ongeyugcoba	ungeyugcoba
Class 4	iyogcoba	eyogcoba	iyogcoba	ayiyugcoba	engeyugcoba	ingeyugcoba
Class 5	liyogcoba	eliyogcoba	liyogcoba	aliyugcoba	elingeyugcoba	lingeyugcoba
Class 6	ayogcoba	ayogcoba	eyogcoba	awayugcoba	angeyugcoba	engeyugcoba
Class 7	siyogcoba	esiyogcoba	siyogcoba	asiyugcoba	esingeyugcoba	singeyugcoba
Class 8	ziyogcoba	eziyogcoba	ziyogcoba	aziyugcoba	ezingeyugcoba	zingeyugcoba
Class 9	iyogcoba	eyogcoba	iyogcoba	ayiyugcoba	engeyugcoba	ingeyugcoba
Class 10	ziyogcoba	eziyogcoba	ziyogcoba	aziyugcoba	ezingeyugcoba	zingeyugcoba
Class 11	luyogcoba	oluyogcoba	luyogcoba	aluyugcoba	olungeyugcoba	lungeyugcoba
Class 14	buyogcoba	obuyogcoba	buyogcoba	abuyugcoba	obungeyugcoba	bungeyugcoba
Class 15	kuyogcoba	okuyogcoba	kuyogcoba	akuyugcoba	okungeyugcoba	kungeyugcoba
Class 17	kuyogcoba	okuyogcoba	kuyogcoba	akuyugcoba	okungeyugcoba	kungeyugcoba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngigcobe	ngingagcobi
2nd singular	ugcobe	ungagcobi
1st plural	sigcobe	singagcobi
2nd plural	nigcobe	ningagcobi
Class 1	agcobe	angagcobi
Class 2	bagcobe	bangagcobi
Class 3	ugcobe	ungagcobi
Class 4	igcobe	ingagcobi
Class 5	ligcobe	lingagcobi
Class 6	agcobe	angagcobi
Class 7	sigcobe	singagcobi
Class 8	zigcobe	zingagcobi
Class 9	igcobe	ingagcobi
Class 10	zigcobe	zingagcobi
Class 11	lugcobe	lungagcobi
Class 14	bugcobe	bungagcobi
Class 15	kugcobe	kungagcobi
Class 17	kugcobe	kungagcobi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngagcoba	ngangagcoba, angagcoba, angangagcoba
2nd singular	wagcoba	wangagcoba, awagcoba, awangagcoba
1st plural	sagcoba	sangagcoba, asagcoba, asangagcoba
2nd plural	nagcoba	nangagcoba, anagcoba, anangagcoba
Class 1	wagcoba	wangagcoba, akagcoba, akangagcoba
Class 2	bagcoba	bangagcoba, abagcoba, abangagcoba
Class 3	wagcoba	wangagcoba, awagcoba, awangagcoba
Class 4	yagcoba	yangagcoba, ayagcoba, ayangagcoba
Class 5	lagcoba	langagcoba, alagcoba, alangagcoba
Class 6	agcoba	angagcoba, awagcoba, awangagcoba
Class 7	sagcoba	sangagcoba, asagcoba, asangagcoba
Class 8	zagcoba	zangagcoba, azagcoba, azangagcoba
Class 9	yagcoba	yangagcoba, ayagcoba, ayangagcoba
Class 10	zagcoba	zangagcoba, azagcoba, azangagcoba
Class 11	lwagcoba	lwangagcoba, alwagcoba, alwangagcoba
Class 14	bagcoba	bangagcoba, abagcoba, abangagcoba
Class 15	kwagcoba	kwangagcoba, akwagcoba, akwangagcoba
Class 17	kwagcoba	kwangagcoba, akwagcoba, akwangagcoba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “gcoɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “gcoɓa (3.9)”