uza

See also: uža and uża

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French user, Latin usare.

Verb

a uza (third-person singular present uzează, past participle uzat) 1st conjugation

1. to use, utilize, make use of

   Synonyms: folosi, utiliza

2. to wear out, wear away

Conjugation

    conjugation of uza (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a uza
gerund			uzând
past participle			uzat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	uzez	uzezi	uzează	uzăm	uzați	uzează
	imperfect	uzam	uzai	uza	uzam	uzați	uzau
	simple perfect	uzai	uzași	uză	uzarăm	uzarăți	uzară
	pluperfect	uzasem	uzaseși	uzase	uzaserăm	uzaserăți	uzaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să uzez	să uzezi	să uzeze	să uzăm	să uzați	să uzeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		uzează			uzați
	negative		nu uza			nu uzați

Derived terms

• uzat

Related terms

• uz

Serbo-Croatian

Preposition

uza (Cyrillic spelling уза)

1. Alternative form of uz.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-uza (infinitive kuuza)

1. to sell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uza
Positive present -nauza Subjunctive -uze Negative -uzi Imperative singular uza
Infinitives
Positive kuuza Negative kutouza
Imperatives
Singular uza Plural uzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuza Positive past positive subject concord + -liuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauza) Singular Plural 1st person ninauza/nauza tunauza 2nd person unauza mnauza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauza wanauza other classes positive subject concord + -nauza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzi) Singular Plural 1st person siuzi hatuuzi 2nd person huuzi hamuuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauzi hawauzi other classes negative subject concord + -uzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauza Negative future negative subject concord + -tauza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uze) Singular Plural 1st person niuze tuuze 2nd person uuze muuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auze wauze other classes positive subject concord + -uze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auza) Singular Plural 1st person nauza twauza 2nd person wauza mwauza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auza wauza m-mi(III/IV) wauza yauza ji-ma(V/VI) lauza yauza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauza vyauza n(IX/X) yauza zauza u(XI) wauza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauza pa(XVI) pauza mu(XVIII) mwauza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouza Consecutive kauza / positive subject concord + -kauza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuza -tuuza 2nd person -kuuza -wauza/-kuuzeni/-wauzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuza -wauza m-mi(III/IV) -uuza -iuza ji-ma(V/VI) -liuza -yauza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuza -viuza n(IX/X) -iuza -ziuza u(XI) -uuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuza pa(XVI) -pauza mu(XVIII) -muuza Reflexive -jiuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -uzaye -uzao m-mi(III/IV) -uzao -uzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -uzalo -uzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uzacho -uzavyo n(IX/X) -uzayo -uzazo u(XI) -uzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -uzako pa(XVI) -uzapo mu(XVIII) -uzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuza -ouza m-mi(III/IV) -ouza -youza ji-ma(V/VI) -louza -youza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouza -vyouza n(IX/X) -youza -zouza u(XI) -ouza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouza pa(XVI) -pouza mu(XVIII) -mouza
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: -uzia (“to sell to someone”)
  • Passive: -uzwa (“to be sold”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mauzo (“sales, marketing”)
  • mwuzaji (“seller”)
  • uuzaji (“selling”)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ùṣà
• ìṣà
• ụ̀ṣà

Etymology

From Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-cà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-cà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.zà/

Noun

ùzà

1. (Ào) Alternative form of ùṣà (“a type of clay pot”)