Mapudungun
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
weza (Raguileo spelling)
- bad
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
weza
- weak
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-weza (infinitive kuweza)
- to be able, can
- (in negative forms) to be unwell or ill
- (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
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| Positive present
|
-naweza
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| Subjunctive
|
-weze
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| Negative
|
-wezi
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| Imperative singular
|
weza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuweza
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| Negative
|
kutoweza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
weza
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| Plural
|
wezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huweza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liweza
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuweza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naweza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaweza/naweza
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tunaweza
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| 2nd person
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unaweza
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mnaweza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anaweza
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wanaweza
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naweza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
siwezi
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hatuwezi
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| 2nd person
|
huwezi
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hamuwezi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hawezi
|
hawawezi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -wezi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taweza
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taweza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -weze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
niweze
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tuweze
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| 2nd person
|
uweze
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muweze
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aweze
|
waweze
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -weze
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siweze
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeweza
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeweza
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliweza
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliweza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aweza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
naweza
|
twaweza
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| 2nd person
|
waweza
|
mwaweza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aweza
|
waweza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waweza
|
yaweza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laweza
|
yaweza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaweza
|
vyaweza
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaweza
|
zaweza
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| u(XI)
|
waweza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaweza
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| pa(XVI)
|
paweza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaweza
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meweza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaweza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaweza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiweza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoweza
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| Consecutive
|
kaweza / positive subject concord + -kaweza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaweze
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niweza
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-tuweza
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| 2nd person
|
-kuweza
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-waweza/-kuwezeni/-wawezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-muweza
|
-waweza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uweza
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-iweza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liweza
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-yaweza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiweza
|
-viweza
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iweza
|
-ziweza
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| u(XI)
|
-uweza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuweza
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paweza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muweza
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| Reflexive
|
-jiweza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -weza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-wezaye
|
-wezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-wezao
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-wezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-wezalo
|
-wezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-wezacho
|
-wezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-wezayo
|
-wezazo
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| u(XI)
|
-wezao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-wezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-wezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -weza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeweza
|
-oweza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oweza
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-yoweza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loweza
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-yoweza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choweza
|
-vyoweza
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yoweza
|
-zoweza
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| u(XI)
|
-oweza
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koweza
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poweza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moweza
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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
Swazi
Verb
-wéza
- to be able to, can
Inflection
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