кузе

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari, from Proto-Uralic *ku-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈze/
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: ку‧зе

Adverb

кузе • (kuze)

  1. how (question word word)
    кузе лийын?
    kuze ĺijyn?
    how did it happen?
  2. how (strengthening particle)
    кузе шыргыжеш!
    kuze šyrgyžeš!
    how (s)he smiles!

Conjunction

кузе • (kuze)

  1. as, in that manner
    кузе ойлымем семын ыште
    kuze ojlymem semyn yšte
    do as I said

Interjection

кузе • (kuze)

  1. what? (expressing surprise, anger, etc.)
    мый марлан каем - кузе?
    myj marlan kajem - kuze?
    I'm going to get married - what?
  2. what? come again? (said when a question was not understood or was unclear)
    тый мом шонет? – кузе?
    tyj mom šońet? – kuze?
    what are you thinking? - come again?

Derived terms

References
  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “кузе”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
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