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

• кузе наречий (kuze narečij)

 

References

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