saza

See also: saža

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-sâza (infinitive gusâza, perfective -shâje)

1. age, grow old
2. be old, be worn out

Usage notes

Used for both people and things.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-saza (infinitive kusaza)

1. to leave over

Conjugation

Conjugation of -saza
Positive present -nasaza Subjunctive -saze Negative -sazi Imperative singular saza
Infinitives
Positive kusaza Negative kutosaza
Imperatives
Singular saza Plural sazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husaza Positive past positive subject concord + -lisaza Negative past negative subject concord + -kusaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaza) Singular Plural 1st person ninasaza/nasaza tunasaza 2nd person unasaza mnasaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasaza wanasaza other classes positive subject concord + -nasaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sazi) Singular Plural 1st person sisazi hatusazi 2nd person husazi hamsazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasazi hawasazi other classes negative subject concord + -sazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasaza Negative future negative subject concord + -tasaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saze) Singular Plural 1st person nisaze tusaze 2nd person usaze msaze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaze wasaze other classes positive subject concord + -saze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisaze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesaza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesaza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisaza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaza) Singular Plural 1st person nasaza twasaza 2nd person wasaza mwasaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaza wasaza m-mi(III/IV) wasaza yasaza ji-ma(V/VI) lasaza yasaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasaza vyasaza n(IX/X) yasaza zasaza u(XI) wasaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasaza pa(XVI) pasaza mu(XVIII) mwasaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesaza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasaza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasaza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisaza "If not" positive subject concord + -siposaza Consecutive kasaza / positive subject concord + -kasaza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasaze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisaza -tusaza 2nd person -kusaza -wasaza/-kusazeni/-wasazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msaza -wasaza m-mi(III/IV) -usaza -isaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lisaza -yasaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisaza -visaza n(IX/X) -isaza -zisaza u(XI) -usaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusaza pa(XVI) -pasaza mu(XVIII) -musaza Reflexive -jisaza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sazaye -sazao m-mi(III/IV) -sazao -sazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sazalo -sazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sazacho -sazavyo n(IX/X) -sazayo -sazazo u(XI) -sazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sazako pa(XVI) -sazapo mu(XVIII) -sazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesaza -osaza m-mi(III/IV) -osaza -yosaza ji-ma(V/VI) -losaza -yosaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosaza -vyosaza n(IX/X) -yosaza -zosaza u(XI) -osaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosaza pa(XVI) -posaza mu(XVIII) -mosaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • sazo (“remainder, leftover”)

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-saza^?

1. (transitive) to meet

Inflection

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