uza

Borrowed from French user, Latin usare.

a uza (third-person singular present uzează, past participle uzat) 1st conj.

1. to use, utilize, make use of

   Synonyms: folosi, utiliza

2. to wear out, wear away

• uzat

• uz

uza (Cyrillic spelling уза)

1. Alternative form of uz.

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-uza (infinitive kuuza)

1. to sell

Conjugation of -uza
Positive present -nauza Subjunctive -uze Negative -uzi Imperative singular uza
Infinitives
Positive kuuza Negative kutouza
Imperatives
Singular uza Plural uzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuza Positive past positive subject concord + -liuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauza) Singular Plural 1st person ninauza/nauza tunauza 2nd person unauza mnauza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauza wanauza other classes positive subject concord + -nauza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzi) Singular Plural 1st person siuzi hatuuzi 2nd person huuzi hamuuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauzi hawauzi other classes negative subject concord + -uzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauza Negative future negative subject concord + -tauza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uze) Singular Plural 1st person niuze tuuze 2nd person uuze muuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auze wauze other classes positive subject concord + -uze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auza) Singular Plural 1st person nauza twauza 2nd person wauza mwauza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auza wauza m-mi(III/IV) wauza yauza ji-ma(V/VI) lauza yauza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauza vyauza n(IX/X) yauza zauza u(XI) wauza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauza pa(XVI) pauza mu(XVIII) mwauza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouza Consecutive kauza / positive subject concord + -kauza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuza -tuuza 2nd person -kuuza -wauza/-kuuzeni/-wauzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuza -wauza m-mi(III/IV) -uuza -iuza ji-ma(V/VI) -liuza -yauza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuza -viuza n(IX/X) -iuza -ziuza u(XI) -uuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuza pa(XVI) -pauza mu(XVIII) -muuza Reflexive -jiuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -uzaye -uzao m-mi(III/IV) -uzao -uzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -uzalo -uzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uzacho -uzavyo n(IX/X) -uzayo -uzazo u(XI) -uzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -uzako pa(XVI) -uzapo mu(XVIII) -uzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuza -ouza m-mi(III/IV) -ouza -youza ji-ma(V/VI) -louza -youza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouza -vyouza n(IX/X) -youza -zouza u(XI) -ouza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouza pa(XVI) -pouza mu(XVIII) -mouza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -uzia (“to sell to someone”)
  • Passive: -uzwa (“to be sold”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mauzo (“sales, marketing”)
  • mwuzaji (“seller”)
  • uuzaji (“selling”)

• ùṣà
• ìṣà
• ụ̀ṣà

From Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-cà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-cà.

• IPA^(key): /ù.zà/

ùzà

1. (Ào) Alternative form of ùṣà (“a type of clay pot”)