"Ug" is a word in CEBUANO

ug CEBUANO

Definition:

ug short form: g.
particle showing grammatical relation between two forms.
{1} preceding non-specific goals.
Mipalit siya ug libru, He bought a book.
Gitagáan ku níyag kindi, He gave me some candy.
{1a} preceding a noun referring to s.t.
specific, but referring to it as s.t.
general on any and all occasions.
Dì síya muadtug Manílà, He refuses to go to Manila.
{1b} ása where is one to get.
Ása man ka ug kwartang ibáyad ánà?
Where will you get the money to pay for that?
{2} preceding infinitives (replacing a prefix pag-).
Naglísud ku ug saka, I had a hard time going up.
{2a} with adjectives of manner.
Milakaw siya ug kusug, He walked away fast.
{2a1} ímu, íya, íla, etc.
by yourself, himself, themselves, etc.
Káun ug ímu, Just go ahead and eat on your own.
Mutúyuk ug íya ra, It will turn all by itself.
{2b} after ayaw.
Ayaw siya ug tan-áwa, Dont look at him.
{3} adj.
plus ug plus noun: have.
Si Pidru dakù ug buktun, Pedro has big arms.
Uy, kanindut bayà níya ug mata!
What beautiful eyes she has!
{4} preceding a non-specific genitive.
{4a} marking the possessor.
Anak ug hárì, The son of a king.
{4b} marking the agent.
Gidágit ug banug, Was taken by a hawk.
{5} if, when.
Ug maabut siya, pahibaw-a ku, When he arrives, notify me.
Ug aku pa nímu, If I were you.
{5a} with indirect questions: whether.
Pangutan-a siya ug muabut ba ang barku ugmà, Ask him whether the boat will arrive tomorrow.
{5a1} with indirect questions containing interrogatives.
Nangutána aku ug unsa nà, I asked what that was.
{5b} linker for qualifying phrases.
Nákù ug ímu nang nahuman, I thought you had finished it already.
Tingáli ug muanhi siya ugmà, Perhaps he will come tomorrow.
Syáru ug dì nà mahímù, I dont believe that is impossible.
{6} or.
Pritúhun ug tuláhun, paríha ra nákù, Deep fried or stewed, its all the same to me.
{7} and.
Lakaw ug ayaw pagbálik!
Go away, and dont come back!
Sila si Huwan ug si Pidru ang mianhi, John and Pedro were the ones who came here.

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