fuzu

See also: fúzu and fùzú

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-fuzu (infinitive kufuzu)

  1. to qualify, succeed, pass
  2. to master

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fuzu
Positive present -nafuzu
Subjunctive -fuzu
Negative -fuzu
Imperative singular fuzu
Infinitives
Positive kufuzu
Negative kutofuzu
Imperatives
Singular fuzu
Plural fuzuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufuzu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifuzu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufuzu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuzu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafuzu/nafuzu tunafuzu
2nd person unafuzu mnafuzu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafuzu wanafuzu
other classes positive subject concord + -nafuzu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuzu)
Singular Plural
1st person sifuzu hatufuzu
2nd person hufuzu hamfuzu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuzu hawafuzu
other classes negative subject concord + -fuzu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafuzu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafuzu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuzu)
Singular Plural
1st person nifuzu tufuzu
2nd person ufuzu mfuzu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuzu wafuzu
other classes positive subject concord + -fuzu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifuzu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefuzu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefuzu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifuzu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifuzu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuzu)
Singular Plural
1st person nafuzu twafuzu
2nd person wafuzu mwafuzu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuzu wafuzu
m-mi(III/IV) wafuzu yafuzu
ji-ma(V/VI) lafuzu yafuzu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafuzu vyafuzu
n(IX/X) yafuzu zafuzu
u(XI) wafuzu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafuzu
pa(XVI) pafuzu
mu(XVIII) mwafuzu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefuzu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafuzu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafuzu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifuzu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofuzu
Consecutive kafuzu / positive subject concord + -kafuzu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafuzu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifuzu -tufuzu
2nd person -kufuzu -wafuzu/-kufuzuni/-wafuzuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfuzu -wafuzu
m-mi(III/IV) -ufuzu -ifuzu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifuzu -yafuzu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifuzu -vifuzu
n(IX/X) -ifuzu -zifuzu
u(XI) -ufuzu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufuzu
pa(XVI) -pafuzu
mu(XVIII) -mufuzu
Reflexive -jifuzu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuzu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fuzuye -fuzuo
m-mi(III/IV) -fuzuo -fuzuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fuzulo -fuzuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fuzucho -fuzuvyo
n(IX/X) -fuzuyo -fuzuzo
u(XI) -fuzuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fuzuko
pa(XVI) -fuzupo
mu(XVIII) -fuzumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuzu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefuzu -ofuzu
m-mi(III/IV) -ofuzu -yofuzu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofuzu -yofuzu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofuzu -vyofuzu
n(IX/X) -yofuzu -zofuzu
u(XI) -ofuzu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofuzu
pa(XVI) -pofuzu
mu(XVIII) -mofuzu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tsou

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

fuzu

  1. wild boar
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