tuza

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Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tozan (“gopher”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tuza f (plural tuzas)

  1. (Mexico) gopher
    Synonym: taltuza

Noun

tuza f (plural tuzas)

  1. female equivalent of tuzo

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-tuza (infinitive kutuza)

  1. to award

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tuza
Positive present -natuza
Subjunctive -tuze
Negative -tuzi
Imperative singular tuza
Infinitives
Positive kutuza
Negative kutotuza
Imperatives
Singular tuza
Plural tuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutuza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lituza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natuza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatuza/natuza tunatuza
2nd person unatuza mnatuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatuza wanatuza
other classes positive subject concord + -natuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tuzi)
Singular Plural
1st person situzi hatutuzi
2nd person hutuzi hamtuzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatuzi hawatuzi
other classes negative subject concord + -tuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatuza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tuze)
Singular Plural
1st person nituze tutuze
2nd person utuze mtuze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atuze watuze
other classes positive subject concord + -tuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetuza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetuza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalituza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalituza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atuza)
Singular Plural
1st person natuza twatuza
2nd person watuza mwatuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atuza watuza
m-mi(III/IV) watuza yatuza
ji-ma(V/VI) latuza yatuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatuza vyatuza
n(IX/X) yatuza zatuza
u(XI) watuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatuza
pa(XVI) patuza
mu(XVIII) mwatuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metuza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatuza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatuza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kituza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotuza
Consecutive katuza / positive subject concord + -katuza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katuze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nituza -tutuza
2nd person -kutuza -watuza/-kutuzeni/-watuzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtuza -watuza
m-mi(III/IV) -utuza -ituza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lituza -yatuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kituza -vituza
n(IX/X) -ituza -zituza
u(XI) -utuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutuza
pa(XVI) -patuza
mu(XVIII) -mutuza
Reflexive -jituza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tuza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tuzaye -tuzao
m-mi(III/IV) -tuzao -tuzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tuzalo -tuzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tuzacho -tuzavyo
n(IX/X) -tuzayo -tuzazo
u(XI) -tuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tuzako
pa(XVI) -tuzapo
mu(XVIII) -tuzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tuza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetuza -otuza
m-mi(III/IV) -otuza -yotuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotuza -yotuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotuza -vyotuza
n(IX/X) -yotuza -zotuza
u(XI) -otuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotuza
pa(XVI) -potuza
mu(XVIII) -motuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.

Noun

tuza

  1. eel

Hyponyms

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈza/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧za

Noun

tuza

  1. dative singular of tuz
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