fuzu

See also: fúzu and fùzú

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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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