"ze" meaning in Zulu

See ze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Head templates: {{zu-rel|zé}} -zé Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-rel|H}} Forms: -zé [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], engize [first-person, positive, singular], engingeze [first-person, negative, singular], ngize [copulative, first-person, positive, singular], angize [copulative, first-person, negative, singular], oze [positive, second-person, singular], ongeze [negative, second-person, singular], uze [copulative, positive, second-person, singular], awuze [copulative, negative, second-person, singular], esize [first-person, plural, positive], esingeze [first-person, negative, plural], size [copulative, first-person, plural, positive], asize [copulative, first-person, negative, plural], enize [plural, positive, second-person], eningeze [negative, plural, second-person], nize [copulative, plural, positive, second-person], anize [copulative, negative, plural, second-person], oze [class-1, positive], ongeze [class-1, negative], uze [class-1, copulative, positive], akaze [class-1, copulative, negative], abaze [class-2, positive], abangeze [class-2, negative], baze [class-2, copulative, positive], abaze [class-2, copulative, negative], oze [class-3, positive], ongeze [class-3, negative], uze [class-3, copulative, positive], awuze [class-3, copulative, negative], eze [class-4, positive], engeze [class-4, negative], ize [class-4, copulative, positive], ayize [class-4, copulative, negative], elize [class-5, positive], elingeze [class-5, negative], lize [class-5, copulative, positive], alize [class-5, copulative, negative], aze [class-6, positive], angeze [class-6, negative], aze [class-6, copulative, positive], awaze [class-6, copulative, negative], esize [class-7, positive], esingeze [class-7, negative], size [class-7, copulative, positive], asize [class-7, copulative, negative], ezize [class-8, positive], ezingeze [class-8, negative], zize [class-8, copulative, positive], azize [class-8, copulative, negative], eze [class-9, positive], engeze [class-9, negative], ize [class-9, copulative, positive], ayize [class-9, copulative, negative], ezize [class-10, positive], ezingeze [class-10, negative], zize [class-10, copulative, positive], azize [class-10, copulative, negative], oluze [class-11, positive], olungeze [class-11, negative], luze [class-11, copulative, positive], aluze [class-11, copulative, negative], obuze [class-14, positive], obungeze [class-14, negative], buze [class-14, copulative, positive], abuze [class-14, copulative, negative], okuze [class-15, positive], okungeze [class-15, negative], kuze [class-15, copulative, positive], akuze [class-15, copulative, negative], okuze [class-17, positive], okungeze [class-17, negative], kuze [class-17, copulative, positive], akuze [class-17, copulative, negative]
  1. empty Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-ze-zu-conj-Lhz6grA1
  2. naked Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-ze-zu-conj-EqZnyb5v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ize, ubuze
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Zulu adjectives with tone H, Zulu relatives Disambiguation of Zulu adjectives with tone H: 0 0 Disambiguation of Zulu relatives: 0 0

Verb

Forms: -ze [canonical]
Etymology: From -za (“to come”). Etymology templates: {{m|zu|za|-za|t=to come}} -za (“to come”) Head templates: {{zu-verb|ze}} -ze
  1. (auxiliary, in positive) until [+subjunctive] Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-ze-zu-verb-UsS~7Ywb
  2. (auxiliary, in positive, past) used in exclamations [+subjunctive] Tags: auxiliary, past
    Sense id: en-ze-zu-verb-~ZErTvmk Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 9 75 6 9
  3. (auxiliary, in negative, present) never [+potential] Tags: auxiliary, present
    Sense id: en-ze-zu-verb-iizB4cRd
  4. (auxiliary, in negative, past) never [+subjunctive] Tags: auxiliary, past
    Sense id: en-ze-zu-verb-9EXvd5yF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
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        "second-person"
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        "copulative",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
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        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "oze",
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        "class-1",
        "positive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ongeze",
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        "class-1",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abaze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-2",
        "positive"
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    },
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      "form": "abangeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abaze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "oze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-3",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "uze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "awuze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ize",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayize",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elize",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elingeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lize",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "alize",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "aze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "angeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awaze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esize",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "size",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ezingeze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-8",
        "negative"
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    },
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        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
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        "negative"
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        "class-9",
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        "class-11",
        "negative"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive"
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        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "okuze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive"
      ]
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      "form": "okungeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "okuze",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungeze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuze",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zé"
      },
      "expansion": "-zé",
      "name": "zu-rel"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "H"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-rel"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "conj",
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        ]
      ],
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        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "naked"
        ]
      ],
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        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "other": "/zé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ze"
}

{
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    "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Zulu lemmas",
    "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Zulu verbs"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "za",
        "3": "-za",
        "t": "to come"
      },
      "expansion": "-za (“to come”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -za (“to come”).",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "ze"
      },
      "expansion": "-ze",
      "name": "zu-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu auxiliary verbs",
        "Zulu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We will wait until they arrive.",
          "text": "Sizolinda baze bafike.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We talked until the teacher arrived.",
          "text": "Sakhuluma waze wafika uthisha.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "until [+subjunctive]",
        "until"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ]
      ],
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        "(auxiliary, in positive) until [+subjunctive]"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in positive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu auxiliary verbs",
        "Zulu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh how beautiful the bride is!",
          "text": "Waze wamuhle umakoti!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used in exclamations [+subjunctive]",
        "used in exclamations"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary, in positive, past) used in exclamations [+subjunctive]"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in positive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu auxiliary verbs",
        "Zulu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I never eat meat.",
          "text": "Angize ngingadla inyama.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "never [+potential]",
        "never"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "never",
          "never"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary, in negative, present) never [+potential]"
      ],
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        "in negative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu auxiliary verbs",
        "Zulu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He has never ridden a horse.",
          "text": "Akazange agibele ihhashi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "never [+subjunctive]",
        "never"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "never",
          "never"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary, in negative, past) never [+subjunctive]"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in negative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ze/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ze"
}

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