nzajari

Sicilian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ensayar.

Verb

nzajari

1. (transitive) to try out
2. (reflexive) See nzajàrisi.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of nzajari (first conjugation)

infinitive		nzajari
gerund			nzajannu
past participle			nzajatu
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	nzaju	nzaji	nzaja	nzajamu	nzajati	nzàjanu, nzàjunu
imperfect	nzajava, nzajavu	nzajavi	nzajava	nzajàvamu	nzajàvavu	nzajàvanu, nzajàvunu
preterite	nzajai	nzajasti	nzajau, nzajò	nzajammu, nzajamu	nzajàstivu	nzajàrunu, nzajaru
future1	nzajirò, nzajirogghiu	nzajirai	nzajirà	nzajiremu	nzajireti, nzajiriti	nzajirannu
present perfect	Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
past perfect	Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
conditional1	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	nzajirìa	nzajirissi	nzajirìa	nzajirìamu	nzajirìavu	nzajirìanu
past	Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle
subjunctive	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	nzaju	nzaji	nzaja	nzajamu	nzajati	nzàjanu, nzàjunu
imperfect	nzajassi	nzajassi	nzajassi	nzajàssimu	nzajàssivu	nzajàssiru
present perfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle
imperative	–	tu	vossìa	nuàutri	vuàutri	–
	—	nzaja	nzajassi	nzajamu	nzajati	—
1disused

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “'nzajari”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2782