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( international standards ) ISO 639-1 language code forZulu . zu
water fermentedrice beer Visier Sanyu,A history of Nagas and Nagaland (1996,→ISBN , page 51 (zu , rice beer) Robert Gordon Latham,Elements of Comparative Philology , page 31 (Angami wordlist) (zu , water) The Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (James Richardson Logan), volume 10 (1970) (Angamizu , water; mentionsdzu )Inherited fromProto-Basque *zu hi [ 1]
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Second-person singular personal pronoun ;you Declension of Basque personal pronouns
Common pronouns singular plural 1st person 2nd person (informal) 2nd person (neutral) 1st person 2nd person absolutive ni hi zu gu zuek ergative nik hik zuk guk dative niri hiri zuri guri zuei genitive nire ene hire zure gure zuen comitative nirekin enekin hirekin zurekin gurekin zuekin causative nigatik niregatik enegatik higatik hiregatik zugatik zuregatik gugatik guregatik zuengatik benefactive niretzat niretako enetzat enetako hiretzat hiretako zuretzat zuretako guretzat guretako zuentzat zuendako instrumental nitaz hitaz zutaz gutaz zuetaz inessive nigan niregan nire baitan nitan enegan ene baitan higan hiregan hire baitan hitan zugan zuregan zure baitan zutan gugan guregan gure baitan gutan zuengan zuen baitan zuetan locative nire baitako ene baitako hire baitako gu baitako gure baitako zu baitako zure baitako zuen baitako allative niregana nireganat nire baitara nire baitarat enegana eneganat ene baitara ene baitarat hiregana hireganat hire baitara hire baitarat zugana zuregana zuganat zureganat zu baitara zure baitara zu baitarat zure baitarat gugana guregana guganat gureganat gu baitara gure baitara gu baitarat gure baitarat zuengana zuenganat zuen baitara zuen baitarat terminative nireganaino nire baitaraino eneganaino higanaino hireganaino hire baitaraino zuganaino zureganaino zu baitaraino zure baitaraino guganaino gureganaino gu baitaraino gure baitaraino zuenganaino zuen baitaraino directive niganantz nireganantz eneganantz higanantz hireganantz zuganantz zureganantz guganantz gureganantz zuenganantz destinative niganako nireganako eneganako higanako hireganako zuganako zureganako guganako gureganako zuenganako ablative nireganik niregandik nire baitatik nire baitarik eneganik enegandik ene baitatik ene baitarik higanik hireganik higandik hiregandik hire baitatik hire baitarik zuganik zureganik zugandik zuregandik zu baitatik zu baitarik zure baitatik zure baitarik guganik gureganik gugandik guregandik gu baitatik gu baitarik gure baitatik gure baitarik zuenganik zuengandik zuen baitatik zuen baitarik Emphatic pronouns absolutive neu heu zeu geu zeuek ergative neuk heuk zeuk geuk dative neuri heuri zeuri geuri zeuei genitive neure heure zeure geure zeuen comitative neurekin heurekin zeurekin geurekin zeuekin causative neugatik neuregatik heugatik heuregatik zugatik zuregatik gugatik guregatik zuengatik benefactive neuretzat neuretako heuretzat heuretako zeuretzat zeuretako geuretzat geuretako zeuentzat zeuendako instrumental neutaz heutaz zeutaz geutaz zeuetaz inessive neugan heuregan heure baitan zeugan zeuregan geugan geuregan zeuengan locative neure baitako heure baitako zeure baitako geure baitako zeuen baitako allative neuregana heugana heuregana heure baitara heure baitarat zeugana zeuregana geugana geuregana zeuengana terminative neuregaino heuganaino heureganaino heure baitaraino zeuganaino zeureganaino geuganaino geureganaino zeuenganaino directive neuganantz heuganantz heureganantz zeuganantz zeureganantz geuganantz geureganantz zeuenganantz destinative neureganako heuganako heureganako zeuganako zeureganako geuganako geureganako zeuenganako ablative neuganik neugandik heuganik heureganik heugandik heuregandik heure baitatik heure baitarik zeuganik zeureganik zeugandik zeuregandik geuganik geureganik geugandik geuregandik zeuenganik zeuengandik
“zu ”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language ] “zu ”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary Euskaltzaindia ,1987–2005 From a spelling merger of two interrelatedadpreps : 1.)Middle High German ze Old High German za zi Proto-Germanic *ta Middle High German zuo Old High German zuo Proto-Germanic *tō Silesian East Central German zu zum m or n zur f Dutch te toe Old Saxon tō English to too
IPA (key ) : /t͡suː/ ( standard ) IPA (key ) : /t͡sə/ ( variant in colloquial speech; chiefly with infinitives (particle) and adjectives (meaning “too”) ) Rhymes:-uː zu with dative
to ,towards ( indicates directionality ) zum Bahnhofto the train stationwithrespect to;regarding Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass...With respect to item 1, let me remark that... along with;with ( accompanying (the main thing in question) ) Wasserzum Essen trinken ―to drink waterwith one’s meal at ,on ( indicates location ) zu Hauseat homeat ( indicates time ) zur richtigen Zeitat the right timezu Beginnat the beginningby ,in ,on ,at ( indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.) ) zu Pferdon horseback( with a verb ) for ;( with a noun ) as ,by way of ( for the purpose of ) for ( in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of ) into ( indicates transition into another form or substance ) as ,for , tobe ( to take on the role of ) to ( used to indicate ratios ) at ( denotes a price or rate ) zu
( with infinitives of verbs ) to etwaszu essen ―somethingto eat zu
( with adjectives and adverbs ) too ( excessively ) zu schnelltoo fast( by extension, slang ) Anintensifier . Dieses Essen istzu ―This food tastesso good! towards ;at ( somewhat informal ) shut ;closed ;locked Synonym: geschlossen Antonyms: auf offen geöffnet ahead ,on ( along, forwards (continuing an action) ) ( colloquial ) As a separated part ofdazu wozu "Wann willst du denn los?"da Lustzu hast." "When did you wanna go?"for it ." ( intensifier ) : Alwaysstressed . Compare Englishso ( “ very much ” ) .
zu (indeclinable predicative only )
( somewhat informal ) shut ,closed ( made inaccessible or impassable; not open ) Synonym: geschlossen Das Geschäft warzu . The shop wasclosed . Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immerzu sein. This door must beshut at all times for reasons of fire safety. Die Tür istzu , ich komm nicht rein. The door islocked , I can’t get in there. closed( not operating or conducting trade ) done up ( fastened ) ( slang ) hammered ; very drunkIndeclinable, predicative-only.
FromMiddle High German zuo Old High German zuo Proto-West Germanic *tō Proto-Germanic *tō Proto-Indo-European *de
IPA (key ) : /ˈt͡suː/ Rhymes:-uː Syllabification:zu zu (comparative zuner superlative zunest
closed zu
closed Die Deer waarzu . The door wasclosed . too ;overly zu with dative
to ( in the direction of ) Er hodzu seiner Mutter gesprung. He ranto his mother. by ( using the means of ) Sie gehdzu Fus She goesby foot. zu
Thehiragana syllableず ( zu ) or thekatakana syllableズ ( zu ) inHepburn romanization. Thehiragana syllableづ ( zu ) or thekatakana syllableヅ ( zu ) inHepburn romanization. zu
water Reduced form ofzou Middle High German zuo Old High German zuo Proto-Germanic *tō
zu (+ dative )
at ,in Ech wunnenzu Réiden. ―I livein Redange. with respect to ,regarding for (the purpose of)Dat Blietchen ass nëmmenzu denger Informatioun. ―The leaflet is justfor your information. ( rare ) to ,towards The adverbial form ofzu , used e.g., in compound verbs, iszou With the singular forms of the definite article,zu may contract tozum zu dem ) andzur zu der ). zu
( when stressed ) Alternative form ofze ( “ too ” ) Dat ass net nëmme vill, dat asszu vill. It’s not just much, it’stoo much. zu
Nonstandard spelling ofzū Nonstandard spelling ofzú Nonstandard spelling ofzǔ Nonstandard spelling ofzù Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.Pennsylvania German [ edit ] CompareGerman zu Dutch te English to
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at ,to IPA (key ) : /t͡sʊ/ ,[t͡sʊ] Hyphenation:zu zu
Alternative form ofziu Ou, cucì, ti saluta uzu Ninu. ―Hey, bro, “uncle ” Ninu greets you. Uncertain.
IPA (key ) : /ˈt͡su/ ,[ˈt͡su] Hyphenation:zu zu
( South-east of Sicily ) Used to expressastonishment ,awe ,amazement ; exclamation at a sudden discovery. Zu !Wow !( South-east of Sicily, invocational ) Prefixed as an exclamation in immediate and laconic vocative. Zu , lu porcu!No way , you're [like] a pig!Zu , lu jencu!No way , you're [like] a bullock!Zu , lu crastu!No way , you're [like] a ram!Zu , lu bestia!No way , you're rough!This kind of interjection is colloquial, local and barely translatable. It can be vaguely approximated to English “Hey, you behave like an <animal> ”, in a context of speakers who know the stereotyped characteristics of that given animal. It can express a wide range of feelings and meanings, depending on the context. Generally perceived as vulgar by Sicilians who do not speak this south-eastern dialect variant. zu
Romanization of𒍪 ( zu ) zu
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