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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛˈzɑː/

Adjective

weza

1. weak

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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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

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -wezea
  • Causative: -wezesha
  • Passive: -wezwa
  • Reciprocal: -wezana
  • Stative: -wezeka

• Nominal derivations:
  • uwezo (“ability”)

Swazi

Verb

-wéza

1. to be able to, can

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.