ugma

Cebuano Word: “ugma”

1. Part of Speech, Meaning, and Example Sentences

• Part of speech: temporal adverb / temporal noun (“tomorrow”)
• Meaning: the day after today

Example sentences

• Ugma magsugod ang klase. – “Classes start tomorrow.”
• Dili ko libre ugma. – “I am not free tomorrow.”
• Nagplano sila nga molarga ugma. – “They plan to leave tomorrow.”

2. Points to Remember When Learning Day-and-Time Terms

• Ugma normally stands alone—no preposition is required (Moadto ko ugma).
• The prepositional form sa ugma (“by tomorrow / on tomorrow”) appears in deadlines: I-submit sa ugma.
• Combine with part-of-day phrases for precision: ugma sa buntag (tomorrow morning).
• Stress pattern: UG-ma (first syllable).
• Keep ugma (“tomorrow”) distinct from karon (“today/now”) and kagahapon (“yesterday”).

3. Common Collocations

• ugma sa buntag – tomorrow morning
• ugma sa hapon – tomorrow afternoon
• ugma sa gabii – tomorrow night
• sa ugma – by/on tomorrow
• ugma ra – only tomorrow / tomorrow only

4. Typical Position in a Sentence

• Sentence-initial (very common): Ugma motrabaho ko sa opisina.
• Immediately after the verb group: Motrabaho ko ugma sa opisina.
• Sentence-final (for emphasis): Motrabaho ko sa opisina ugma.

5. Frequently Used Conversational Phrases

• Libre ka ba ugma? – “Are you free tomorrow?”
• Magkita ta ugma sa café. – “Let’s meet at the café tomorrow.”
• Unsa’y imong plano ugma? – “What is your plan for tomorrow?”
• Palihug himoa ang report ugma. – “Please finish the report tomorrow.”
• Tingali moulan ugma. – “It might rain tomorrow.”

6. Short Dialogue Exchanges (Cebuano → English)

1. A: Ugma, mouban ka sa meeting?
   B: Oo, mouban ko ugma.
   – “A: Will you join the meeting tomorrow? B: Yes, I will join tomorrow.”
2. A: Moadto ta sa beach ugma?
   B: Pwede ra; walay klase ko ugma.
   – “A: Shall we go to the beach tomorrow? B: Sure; I have no class tomorrow.”
3. A: Na-book na nimo ang tiket para ugma?
   B: Oo, nakapalit na ko ugma pa-ingon sa Cebu.
   – “A: Have you booked the ticket for tomorrow? B: Yes, I already bought one for tomorrow to Cebu.”
4. A: Kinsa imong tawagan ugma?
   B: Tawagan nako si Ana ugma.
   – “A: Whom will you call tomorrow? B: I will call Ana tomorrow.”
5. A: Mag-exercise ta ugma sa buntag?
   B: Sige, magkita ta ugma sa park.
   – “A: Shall we exercise tomorrow morning? B: Okay, let’s meet at the park tomorrow.”

7. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

Q1. Asa ka moadto ugma?
A. Sa merkado ugma moadto ko.
B. Moadto ko sa merkado ugma.
C. Ugma moadto ko sa merkado.

Q2. Unsa imong buhaton ugma?
A. Búhaton ugma ko ang report.
B. Ang report ako buhaton ugma.
C. Buhaton nako ang report ugma.

Q3. Kinsa imong tawagan ugma?
A. Gitawagan nako ugma si Pedro.
B. Si Pedro tawagan nako ugma.
C. Tawagan nako si Pedro ugma.

Q4. Na-human ba nimo ang trabaho ugma?
A. Ugma na-human nako ang trabaho.
B. Na-human nako ang trabaho ugma.
C. Nako ugma na-human ang trabaho.

Q5. Ganahan ba siya mogawas ugma?
A. Siya ganahan mogawas ugma.
B. Ganahan siya ugma mogawas.
C. Ganahan siya mogawas ugma.

Answer Key (with Simple Explanations)

• Q1 → C – Correct order: Time-phrase last after place and verb.
• Q2 → C – Verb (Buhaton) → actor (nako) → object → time-phrase.
• Q3 → C – Object-focus verb Tawagan → actor → object → time-phrase.
• Q4 → B – Completed-aspect verb + actor + object + time-phrase; option A front-loads the time, option C splits verb–actor.
• Q5 → C – Predicate Ganahan + subject + infinitive verb + time-phrase; options A and B misplace “ugma.”