уга
See also: Appendix:Variations of "uga"
Kalmyk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Written Oirat ᡉᡎᡄᡅ (ügei). Cognate with Mongolian үгүй (ügüj). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editуга • (uga) (Clear script spelling ᡉᡎᡄᡅ (ügei))
Suffix
editуга • (uga)
- Used to negate verbs.
- (after past participle) Marks the past negative, wasn't
- (after future participle) Marks the future negative, won't
- (after future participle) Negates the statment, doesn't
- Synonym: биш (biş)
- (after habitual participle) Marks the habitual negative, usually doesn't
- (after modal converb) without doing something
- Marks rhetoricity, isn't it
- Танд ачнр-зеенр дала болхгов? ― Tand açnr-zeenr dala bolxgov? ― You have a lot of nephews, don't you?
Usage notes
editThe word is often written as a suffix, -го. Note that the future participle suffix -х changes to -ш in all cases except when уга marks rhetoricity.
Noun
editуга • (uga)
Adjective
editуга • (uga)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Muniev, B. D. (1977) “уга”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 526