ug

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.