weza

See also: węza, węzą, węża, and wężą

Mapudungun

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wëθɐ̝/

Adjective

weza (Raguileo spelling)

  1. bad

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛˈzɑː/

Adjective

weza

  1. weak

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-weza (infinitive kuweza)

  1. to be able, can
  2. (in negative forms) to be unwell or ill
  3. (in reflexive forms) be able to look after or take care of oneself

Usage notes

This can be used as an auxiliary verb with the meaning "it is possible that", in sentences like Ninaweza kufa ("It is possible that I may die").

Conjugation
Conjugation of -weza
Positive present -naweza
Subjunctive -weze
Negative -wezi
Imperative singular weza
Infinitives
Positive kuweza
Negative kutoweza
Imperatives
Singular weza
Plural wezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huweza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liweza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuweza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naweza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaweza/naweza tunaweza
2nd person unaweza mnaweza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaweza wanaweza
other classes positive subject concord + -naweza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwezi hatuwezi
2nd person huwezi hamuwezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawezi hawawezi
other classes negative subject concord + -wezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taweza
Negative future negative subject concord + -taweza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -weze)
Singular Plural
1st person niweze tuweze
2nd person uweze muweze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aweze waweze
other classes positive subject concord + -weze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siweze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeweza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeweza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliweza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliweza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aweza)
Singular Plural
1st person naweza twaweza
2nd person waweza mwaweza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aweza waweza
m-mi(III/IV) waweza yaweza
ji-ma(V/VI) laweza yaweza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaweza vyaweza
n(IX/X) yaweza zaweza
u(XI) waweza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaweza
pa(XVI) paweza
mu(XVIII) mwaweza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meweza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaweza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaweza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiweza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoweza
Consecutive kaweza / positive subject concord + -kaweza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaweze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niweza -tuweza
2nd person -kuweza -waweza/-kuwezeni/-wawezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muweza -waweza
m-mi(III/IV) -uweza -iweza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liweza -yaweza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiweza -viweza
n(IX/X) -iweza -ziweza
u(XI) -uweza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuweza
pa(XVI) -paweza
mu(XVIII) -muweza
Reflexive -jiweza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -weza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wezaye -wezao
m-mi(III/IV) -wezao -wezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wezalo -wezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wezacho -wezavyo
n(IX/X) -wezayo -wezazo
u(XI) -wezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wezako
pa(XVI) -wezapo
mu(XVIII) -wezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -weza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeweza -oweza
m-mi(III/IV) -oweza -yoweza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loweza -yoweza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choweza -vyoweza
n(IX/X) -yoweza -zoweza
u(XI) -oweza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koweza
pa(XVI) -poweza
mu(XVIII) -moweza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • Nominal derivations:

Swazi

Verb

-wéza

  1. to be able to, can

Inflection

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