Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tozan (“gopher”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tuza f (plural tuzas)
- (Mexico) gopher
- Synonym: taltuza
Noun
tuza f (plural tuzas)
- female equivalent of tuzo
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tuza (infinitive kutuza)
- to award
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tuza
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| Positive present
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-natuza
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| Subjunctive
|
-tuze
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| Negative
|
-tuzi
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| Imperative singular
|
tuza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kutuza
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| Negative
|
kutotuza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tuza
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| Plural
|
tuzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hutuza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lituza
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninatuza/natuza
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tunatuza
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| 2nd person
|
unatuza
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mnatuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anatuza
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wanatuza
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tuzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situzi
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hatutuzi
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| 2nd person
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hutuzi
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hamtuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hatuzi
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hawatuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tuzi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatuza
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tuze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nituze
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tutuze
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| 2nd person
|
utuze
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mtuze
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atuze
|
watuze
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tuze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situze
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalituza
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalituza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
natuza
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twatuza
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| 2nd person
|
watuza
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mwatuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atuza
|
watuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watuza
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yatuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latuza
|
yatuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatuza
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vyatuza
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatuza
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zatuza
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| u(XI)
|
watuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatuza
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| pa(XVI)
|
patuza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kituza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotuza
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| Consecutive
|
katuza / positive subject concord + -katuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katuze
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nituza
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-tutuza
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| 2nd person
|
-kutuza
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-watuza/-kutuzeni/-watuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtuza
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-watuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utuza
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-ituza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lituza
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-yatuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kituza
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-vituza
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ituza
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-zituza
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| u(XI)
|
-utuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-patuza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutuza
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| Reflexive
|
-jituza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tuza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tuzaye
|
-tuzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-tuzao
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-tuzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tuzalo
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-tuzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tuzacho
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-tuzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-tuzayo
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-tuzazo
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| u(XI)
|
-tuzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tuzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tuzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tuzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetuza
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-otuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otuza
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-yotuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotuza
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-yotuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotuza
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-vyotuza
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yotuza
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-zotuza
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| u(XI)
|
-otuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotuza
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potuza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motuza
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
- Nominal derivations:
- tuzo (“award, reward, prize”)
Thao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.
Noun
tuza
- eel
Hyponyms
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈza/
- Hyphenation: tu‧za
Noun
tuza
- dative singular of tuz